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2989 lines
110 KiB
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{
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"Exod":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Exodus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185536",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Exopterygota":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Exopterygota taxonomic synonym of hemimetabola"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"New Latin, from exo- + Greek pteryg\u014dta , neuter plural of pteryg\u014dtos winged"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ek\u02ccs\u00e4p\u02ccter\u0259\u00a6g\u014dt\u0259",
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"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d\u02ccter-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-091137",
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"type":[]
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},
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"exocytosis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the release of cellular substances (such as secretory products) contained in cell vesicles by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the plasma membrane and subsequent release of the contents to the exterior of the cell":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Once packaged, coronaviruses leave their host cell via an export system that's normally used to send material to the cell's surface (a process called exocytosis ). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from exo- + cyt- + -osis":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-s\u012b-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124951",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exode":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a comic afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater : farce , travesty":[],
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": exodus sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French or Latin; French exode , from Latin exodium , from Greek exodion part of a drama following the last song of the chorus, from neuter of exodios of a departure or exit, from exodos departure, going out":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek\u02ccs\u014dd",
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"\u02c8eg\u02ccz\u014dd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231526",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exoderm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an external integument":[],
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": ectoderm":[],
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": exodermis":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -derm":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8eks\u014d\u02ccd\u0259rm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005102",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exodermis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a layer of the outer living cortical cells of plants that takes over the functions of the epidermis in roots lacking secondary thickening":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185752",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exodist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": emigrant":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"exod us + -ist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8egz\u0259-",
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"\u02c8eks\u0259d\u0259\u0307st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174858",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exodium":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": exode sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek\u02c8s\u014dd\u0113\u0259m",
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"eg\u02c8z\u014d-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023218",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exodontia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of dentistry that deals with the extraction of teeth":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from ex- entry 1 + -odontia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n-ch(\u0113-)\u0259",
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"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4n(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005006",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exodus":{
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"antonyms":[
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"flux",
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"inflow",
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"influx",
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"inrush"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mass departure : emigration":[],
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": the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture \u2014 see Bible Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the mass exodus from the cities for the beaches and the mountains on most summer weekends",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With their majority or their own re-elections in doubt, many House Democrats are already heading for the exits in a pre-midterm exodus . \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Menon says the exodus could help weed out bad actors. \u2014 Camomile Shumba, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
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"But the exodus of refugees and closure of industrial operations eroded demand even more. With power to spare, Mr. Kudrytskyi stepped up his push for Ukraine to align fully to the European grid to open commercial sales of power into the EU. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"The Cleveland Guardians have a new investor, David Blitzer, who fans hope can help stop the exodus of young talent leaving for big-market franchises. \u2014 Matt Craig, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"According to one source, the exodus was prompted by interference from two of the show\u2019s lead actresses, while another noted at the time that the writers were unhappy with one of the executives overseeing the project. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 22 June 2022",
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"Already, the exodus has irrevocably changed millions of lives. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"The exodus of people away from dense cities created new customers who needed vehicles to get around suburban and rural roads. \u2014 Brett Berk, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
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"Even companies that have hung on in Russia despite the general exodus of Western investors were not listed. \u2014 Mark Heinrich And Grant Mccool, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek Exodos , literally, road out, from ex- + hodos road":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-d\u0259s",
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"\u02c8eg-z\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"gush",
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"outflow",
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"outpour",
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"outpouring"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193338",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exody":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": exodus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek exodia expedition, journey out, from exodos + -ia -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259d\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002540",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exoenzyme":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an extracellular enzyme":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8en-\u02ccz\u012bm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192203",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exoergic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": releasing energy : exothermic":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8\u0259r-jik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233612",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"exoerythrocytic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": occurring outside the red blood cells":[
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"\u2014 used especially of stages of malaria parasites"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-i-\u02ccri-thr\u0259-\u02c8si-tik",
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-i-\u02ccrith-r\u0259-\u02c8sit-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114257",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"exogamy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The researchers believe their findings reinforce that women marrying outside their community, called female exogamy , was associated with Bronze Age societies. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 29 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek-\u02c8s\u00e4g-\u0259-m\u0113",
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"ek-\u02c8s\u00e4-g\u0259-m\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114918",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exonerate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"criminate",
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"incriminate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to clear from accusation or blame":[],
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": to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But even if Brafman persuaded a New York jury to exonerate his client, Weinstein still faced potential criminal charges in Los Angeles, London, and Dublin. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"Realistically, Cassie would probably be in jail by episode four or at least fired, and the show would shift to a more somber note where Ani (Zosia Mamet) and Max (Deniz Akdeniz) work to exonerate their friend. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
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"This intersectional invisibility means that movements that are supposed to help Black women only contribute to our marginalization and exonerate white women from the accountability of perpetuating the oppression of Black women. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"In a public statement Friday, Burris pointed to Livingston\u2019s role, when the sheriff chose to exonerate Hall for Arboleda\u2019s death. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Attorneys representing Damien Echols, one of three men convicted of the 1993 slaying of three boys found hog-tied in a drainage ditch near West Memphis, asked a judge Monday to permit new DNA testing in the case, hoping to exonerate the men. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"When Alison gets a lead that may help exonerate her, her lawyer is dismissive, and Bill takes it upon himself to continue the investigation. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 28 July 2021",
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"That wouldn\u2019t exonerate the killer but would offer his memory a gesture of understanding. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"But in June the Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin exoneratus , past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex- + oner-, onus load":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"eg-",
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"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, eg-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exonerate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated",
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"synonyms":[
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"absolve",
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"acquit",
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"clear",
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"exculpate",
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"vindicate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190645",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"exoneration":{
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"antonyms":[
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"criminate",
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"incriminate"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to clear from accusation or blame":[],
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": to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the results of the DNA fingerprinting finally exonerated the man, but only after he had wasted 10 years of his life in prison",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But even if Brafman persuaded a New York jury to exonerate his client, Weinstein still faced potential criminal charges in Los Angeles, London, and Dublin. \u2014 Ken Auletta, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"Realistically, Cassie would probably be in jail by episode four or at least fired, and the show would shift to a more somber note where Ani (Zosia Mamet) and Max (Deniz Akdeniz) work to exonerate their friend. \u2014 Harika Manne, refinery29.com , 22 May 2022",
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"This intersectional invisibility means that movements that are supposed to help Black women only contribute to our marginalization and exonerate white women from the accountability of perpetuating the oppression of Black women. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"In a public statement Friday, Burris pointed to Livingston\u2019s role, when the sheriff chose to exonerate Hall for Arboleda\u2019s death. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Attorneys representing Damien Echols, one of three men convicted of the 1993 slaying of three boys found hog-tied in a drainage ditch near West Memphis, asked a judge Monday to permit new DNA testing in the case, hoping to exonerate the men. \u2014 Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"When Alison gets a lead that may help exonerate her, her lawyer is dismissive, and Bill takes it upon himself to continue the investigation. \u2014 Jesse Hassenger, The Week , 28 July 2021",
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"That wouldn\u2019t exonerate the killer but would offer his memory a gesture of understanding. \u2014 Lance Morrow, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"But in June the Missouri Supreme Court declined to hear Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 11 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1524, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin exoneratus , past participle of exonerare to unburden, from ex- + oner-, onus load":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
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"eg-",
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"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t, eg-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exonerate exculpate , absolve , exonerate , acquit , vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance. exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin. cannot be absolved of blame exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt. exonerated by the investigation acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge. voted to acquit the defendant vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame. her judgment was vindicated",
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"synonyms":[
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"absolve",
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"acquit",
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"clear",
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"exculpate",
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"vindicate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063555",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"exophthalmos":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": abnormal protrusion of the eyeball":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bulging or protruding eyes (proptosis or exophthalmos ) can be a sign of Graves disease, a disorder causing overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). \u2014 Claire Gillespie, SELF , 19 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek exophthalmos having prominent eyes, from ex out + ophthalmos eye; akin to Greek \u014dps eye \u2014 more at eye":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-s\u0259f-",
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"\u02ccek-s\u00e4f-\u02c8thal-m\u0259s",
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"-s\u00e4p-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105938",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exoplanet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a planet orbiting a star that is not our sun":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There will be more massive stars to hopefully spot black holes around for Breivik and yet more precise stellar positions and trajectories to play with, something that exoplanet explorers are excited about. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 22 June 2022",
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"The most recent signal appeared in observational data from exoplanet targets, Zhang Tonjie, chief scientist of the search shared in the report. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 16 June 2022",
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"New telescopes will only increase the potential for exoplanet discovery. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Expect that figure to grow massively in the next few years as data from NASA\u2019s exoplanet -spotting spacecraft reveals a staggering haul of alien worlds, according to a new study. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Scientists now have a large enough exoplanet sample size to be able to narrow the search for habitable worlds. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
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"Scientists also plan to observe another exoplanet , called LHS 3844 b, that is much cooler than its lakes-of-lava counterpart. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 2 June 2022",
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"Cameron also consulted with multiple scientists while designing the world of Pandora (a moon orbiting a gas giant exoplanet called Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri A system). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 9 May 2022",
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"Yeah, so, an exoplanet is actually any planetary body outside of the solar system. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1992, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u014d-\u02ccpla-n\u0259t",
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8pla-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105349",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"exoplasm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ectoplasm sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -plasm":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8eks\u014d\u02ccplaz\u0259m"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072715",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"exopodite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the external branch on the protopodite of a typical limb of a crustacean":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -podite":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ek\u02c8s\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccd\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225915",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"exopterygote":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": hemimetabolous":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Exopterygota":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203433",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"exor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"executor":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exorable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being moved by entreaty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exorabilis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks(\u0259)r\u0259b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8egz-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104746",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exorbitance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"moderateness",
|
|
"moderation",
|
|
"temperance",
|
|
"temperateness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the tendency or disposition to be exorbitant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an exorbitance that seemed to have been brought about by a midlife crisis",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Still, there\u2019s a big difference between real, existing social democracy \u2014 of the sort on display in Denmark or Sweden \u2014and the Christmas list exorbitance of the DSA platform. \u2014 Will Wilkinson, Vox , 16 Aug. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"excessiveness",
|
|
"immoderacy",
|
|
"immoderation",
|
|
"insobriety",
|
|
"intemperance",
|
|
"intemperateness",
|
|
"nimiety"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184730",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exorbitancy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exorbitance":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from exorbitance , after such pairs as English elegance: elegancy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259ns\u0113",
|
|
"-si",
|
|
"-\u1d4an-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091050",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exorbitant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size":[],
|
|
": not coming within the scope of the law":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. \u2014 Hannah Beech , Time , 27 Oct. 2003",
|
|
"As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). \u2014 Heather Morgan , Traveler , April 2000",
|
|
"\u2026 I recommend that the Congress adopt \u2026 [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts\u2014which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. \u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944 , in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin , 1946",
|
|
"They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.",
|
|
"the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In April, 2011, Thylmann was able to secure a three-hundred-and-sixty-two-million-dollar loan, arranged in part by a New York hedge fund called Colbeck Capital, at an exorbitant interest rate. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The Reunions gathering is a time for celebrating accomplishments, reconnecting with friends, and dancing to terrible music \u2014 all enhanced by an exorbitant amount of alcohol. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Price turbulence is enough to induce the Bitcoin bends, and the system is environmentally destructive, since the computational network uses exorbitant amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"But this is not a bottle to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money chasing on the secondary market. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"This is evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money Black consumers spend on hair and skincare each year\u2013 $1.5 trillion in 2022. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Supporters say consumers are already paying exorbitant amounts for health care, saying a single-payer system would save money by eliminating deductibles, copays and expensive monthly insurance premiums. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Set on the outskirts of Palermo, the fascinating historic city center can be reached easily enough by taxi\u2014even though the local cab drivers have a tendency to charge exorbitant amounts for the three-mile drive. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans , present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exorbitant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"inordinate",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"overextravagant",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"plethoric",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unmerciful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210553",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exorbitantly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size":[],
|
|
": not coming within the scope of the law":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The citizens of Xiaoli Village move lazily, with a languor born of chronic underemployment. They are farmers by tradition, but exorbitant taxes have leached any profitability out of their profession. \u2014 Hannah Beech , Time , 27 Oct. 2003",
|
|
"As with the black truffle, foie gras is as exorbitant ($52 a pound) as it is decadent (one gram of foie gras can reportedly be 900 calories). \u2014 Heather Morgan , Traveler , April 2000",
|
|
"\u2026 I recommend that the Congress adopt \u2026 [a] continuation of the law for the renegotiation of war contracts\u2014which will prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to the Government. \u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt 11 Jan. 1944 , in Nothing to Fear by B. D. Zevin , 1946",
|
|
"They were charged exorbitant rates for phone calls.",
|
|
"the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In April, 2011, Thylmann was able to secure a three-hundred-and-sixty-two-million-dollar loan, arranged in part by a New York hedge fund called Colbeck Capital, at an exorbitant interest rate. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Or in ending Apartheid, once golfers quit taking exorbitant sums to play in segregationist Pretoria. \u2014 Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The Reunions gathering is a time for celebrating accomplishments, reconnecting with friends, and dancing to terrible music \u2014 all enhanced by an exorbitant amount of alcohol. \u2014 Abigail Anthony, National Review , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Price turbulence is enough to induce the Bitcoin bends, and the system is environmentally destructive, since the computational network uses exorbitant amounts of electricity. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"But this is not a bottle to spend an exorbitant amount of time and money chasing on the secondary market. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"This is evidenced by the exorbitant amount of money Black consumers spend on hair and skincare each year\u2013 $1.5 trillion in 2022. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Supporters say consumers are already paying exorbitant amounts for health care, saying a single-payer system would save money by eliminating deductibles, copays and expensive monthly insurance premiums. \u2014 CBS News , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Set on the outskirts of Palermo, the fascinating historic city center can be reached easily enough by taxi\u2014even though the local cab drivers have a tendency to charge exorbitant amounts for the three-mile drive. \u2014 Isabelle Kliger, Forbes , 2 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans , present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig-\u02c8z\u022fr-b\u0259-t\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for exorbitant excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"inordinate",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"overextravagant",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"plethoric",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unmerciful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011146",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exorcise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration":[],
|
|
": to free of an evil spirit":[],
|
|
": to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.",
|
|
"please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their demise is meant to exorcise their polluting power and symbolize hope for the coming year. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to the WJH meetings, Saal has participated in other activities, including leading a writing circle that has helped him exorcise some of his demons. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"All this good news helped exorcise the memory of several ugly recent performances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Along came Arby\u2019s and a chance to exorcise those demons. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The political order in Europe after 1945 was built to exorcise the ghosts of the past once and for all. \u2014 Bruno Ma\u00e7\u00e3es, Time , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The top seed in the east pod of districts looks to exorcise its demons at Euclid, where the Arcs lost in the 2019 and \u201820 district finals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer , from Late Latin exorcizare , from Greek exorkizein , from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bz",
|
|
"-s\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cashier",
|
|
"cast (off)",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"deep-six",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"ditch",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"eighty-six",
|
|
"86",
|
|
"fling (off ",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"lay by",
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shed",
|
|
"shuck (off)",
|
|
"slough (off)",
|
|
"sluff (off)",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"unload"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022211",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
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"exorcize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration":[],
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": to free of an evil spirit":[],
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": to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The movie is about a priest who tries to exorcise demons from a young girl.",
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"please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Their demise is meant to exorcise their polluting power and symbolize hope for the coming year. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
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"Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the Olympic demons from four years ago is now complete. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"In addition to the WJH meetings, Saal has participated in other activities, including leading a writing circle that has helped him exorcise some of his demons. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"All this good news helped exorcise the memory of several ugly recent performances. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Nathan Chen's quest to exorcise the demons from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is nearly complete. \u2014 USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Along came Arby\u2019s and a chance to exorcise those demons. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"The political order in Europe after 1945 was built to exorcise the ghosts of the past once and for all. \u2014 Bruno Ma\u00e7\u00e3es, Time , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"The top seed in the east pod of districts looks to exorcise its demons at Euclid, where the Arcs lost in the 2019 and \u201820 district finals. \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer , from Late Latin exorcizare , from Greek exorkizein , from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u022fr-\u02ccs\u012bz",
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"-s\u0259r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cashier",
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"cast (off)",
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"chuck",
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"deep-six",
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"discard",
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"ditch",
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"dump",
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"eighty-six",
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"86",
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"fling (off ",
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"jettison",
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"junk",
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"lay by",
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"lose",
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"pitch",
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"reject",
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"scrap",
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"shed",
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"shuck (off)",
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"slough (off)",
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"sluff (off)",
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"throw away",
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"throw out",
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"toss",
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"unload"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223155",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"exordium":{
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"antonyms":[
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"epilogue",
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"epilog"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a beginning or introduction especially to a discourse or composition":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in his exordium the author warns his readers that they should expect a radically different interpretation of the causes of the war"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from exordiri to begin, from ex- + ordiri to begin \u2014 more at order":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"eg-\u02c8z\u022fr-d\u0113-\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"foreword",
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"intro",
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"introduction",
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"preamble",
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"preface",
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"prelude",
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"proem",
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"prologue",
|
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"prolog",
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"prolusion"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113323",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"exotic":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"curio",
|
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"curiosity",
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"objet d'art",
|
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"objet",
|
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"oddity",
|
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"oddment",
|
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"rarity"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": exotic dancer":[],
|
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": exotic shorthair":[],
|
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": foreign , alien":[],
|
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": introduced from another country : not native to the place where found":[
|
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"exotic plants",
|
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"\u2026 exotic species creating havoc when introduced into new environments.",
|
|
"\u2014 Chemical & Engineering News"
|
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],
|
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": of or relating to striptease : involving or featuring exotic dancers":[
|
|
"exotic dancing",
|
|
"an exotic nightclub"
|
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],
|
|
": one (such as a plant or animal) that is exotic":[],
|
|
": strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual":[
|
|
"exotic flavors",
|
|
"Until very recently the alpaca was an exotic sight at county fairs and petting zoos in the metropolitan region.",
|
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"\u2014 Glenn Collins"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She's known for her exotic tastes.",
|
|
"the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Some native species are being crowded out by exotics .",
|
|
"the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Like scenes out of a narco television series, exotic animals have been long been part of the Mexican criminal underworld. \u2014 Mark Stevenson, ajc , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Known for its exotic animals and aerobatic performances, it was considered a wholesome entertainment option for families. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"In 1931, the Coca-Cola heir purchased an elephant \u2014 followed shortly by the acquiring of a bear and several other exotic animals. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"When a shell landed on a nearby private zoo that housed exotic animals, Serpinska watched in horror as flames engulfed the building. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Catera Northup, an exotic dancer from Rhode Island, said. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Zola is based on a viral Twitter thread about an exotic dancer\u2019s long weekend with a new friend and her homicidal pimp. \u2014 Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To the delight of thirsty fans all over the world, Channing Tatum recently announced that a third movie in the Magic Mike stripper saga, based on his own experiences as an exotic dancer in Tampa, Florida, is finally happening. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The snub brought to mind Jennifer Lopez\u2018s omission from the 2020 Oscar nods, when she was thought to be a strong contender for her performance as a veteran exotic dancer in Hustlers. \u2014 Keith Caulfield, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In the event that August\u2019s Monterey Car Week auctions present too long a wait, the Bonhams sale at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, Switzerland, on July 3 offers lovers of big 1960s-era GTs some interesting ways to scratch one\u2019s itch for an old exotic . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The show will move on to a different exotic -to-white-people location, presumably with new people of colour to disappear into the background of The Real Story. \u2014 Brooke Obie, refinery29.com , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"New words seemed to appear all the time \u2014 from the exotic -sounding to the common. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Early cars can be plagued with other gremlins, and maintenance history, as with any exotic of the era, is essential in establishing value. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 29 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Asian giant hornets could also have deadly impacts on pollinators like native bee species, many of which are already suffering from competition with other exotics , Looney says. \u2014 National Geographic , 4 May 2020",
|
|
"Use both in exotics along with Winning Impression and My Friends Beer. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2020",
|
|
"Azaleas fall into two camps: Natives are indigenous to parts of the U.S. and lose their leaves in winter; exotics are evergreens that come primarily from Japan, and most are hybrids. \u2014 Southern Living Editors, Southern Living , 22 May 2020",
|
|
"But the couple did not share his passion and shipped off some of his exotics to the Jardin des Plantes, the national botanical garden in Paris, where their descendants flourish today. \u2014 Kathleen Beckett, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exoticus , from Greek ex\u014dtikos , from ex\u014d":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bizarro",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"strange"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220038",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exoticize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to portray or regard (someone or something) as exotic (see exotic entry 1 sense 2 )":[
|
|
"Foreign audiences often tend to exoticize various Slavic cultures, having relatively little access to our literatures and history.",
|
|
"\u2014 Teo Bileta",
|
|
"As may be expected from an American cookbook from 1925, this book depicts people of color one-dimensionally and seems to romanticize and exoticize Middle Eastern culture and foods.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Collins",
|
|
"[CNN's Lisa] Ling was asked to comment about the \"disturbing\" way Asian women are stereotyped in America. \"Asian women have been fetishized and exoticized for generations,\" she explained.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lindsey Ellefson",
|
|
"Many documentary photographic projects that deal with trans issues exploit the genders of their subjects, pointing to an \"otherness\" or inappropriately exoticizing their bodies.",
|
|
"\u2014 L. Weingarten",
|
|
"The press has long had a tendency to exoticize the gay community.",
|
|
"\u2014 K. Boo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exotic entry 1 + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202212",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exogenous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": produced by growth from superficial tissue":[
|
|
"exogenous roots produced by leaves"
|
|
],
|
|
": caused by factors (such as food or a traumatic factor) or an agent (such as a disease-producing organism) from outside the organism or system":[
|
|
"exogenous obesity",
|
|
"exogenous psychic depression",
|
|
"exogenous market fluctuations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek-\u02c8s\u00e4j-\u0259-n\u0259s",
|
|
"ek-\u02c8s\u00e4-j\u0259-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To understand the international agonies and opportunities that rising energy supply costs, exogenous shocks, increasing interest in renewables, and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine present, there is no better example than Kazakhstan. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"And just as their exogenous legal battles were getting under way, the rebbe died, appointing his nephew, Moshe Teitelbaum, in his place; in the absence of the founding rebbe\u2019s charismatic authority, dissident factions emerged. \u2014 Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Drummond\u2019s punishment stems from his role as coach of sprinter Tyson Gay, who tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid in and out of competition in 2013. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 Dec. 2014",
|
|
"Secondly, geographic diversification and the creation of regional brands might lessen the impact of almost inevitable exogenous shocks and take full advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area. \u2014 Radu Magdin, Forbes , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But from the policymaking perch, and absent an exogenous shock to the economy, a correction in house prices that might imperil financial and household stability is a far outlier scenario. \u2014 Sam Chandan, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The secreted miRNAs can be delivered into recipient cells, where exogenous miRNAs silence the target genes and trigger downstream signalling events4. \u2014 Chao Yan, Scientific American , 17 June 2020",
|
|
"To revert to the gold standard, the paucity of gold is the one true hurdle, there are many other reasons for the impracticality of creating an exogenous standard to which a country is beholden. \u2014 Vipin Bharathan, Forbes , 29 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Since the shock to trade is exogenous for most countries, predicted trade volume from the shock can be used to identify the effect of trade on income. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 25 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French exog\u00e8ne exogenous, from exo- + -g\u00e8ne (from Greek -gen\u0113s born) \u2014 more at -gen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143002"
|
|
},
|
|
"exogenism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the state of being exogenous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek\u02c8s\u00e4j\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exogen ous + -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151108"
|
|
},
|
|
"exogene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exogenous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks\u0259\u02ccj\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exogene probably from French exog\u00e8ne; exogenetic from exo- + genetic; exogenic probably from French exog\u00e8ne + English -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151928"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocrine gland":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gland (such as a salivary gland or part of the pancreas) that releases a secretion external to or at the surface of an organ by means of a canal or duct":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162336"
|
|
},
|
|
"exogeosyncline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a transverse basin extending from an orthogeosyncline into a craton":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + geosyncline":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202013"
|
|
},
|
|
"exognath":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exognathite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u0259g\u02ccnath"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + Greek gnath os jaw; akin to Greek genys jaw":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004748"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocrine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": producing, being, or relating to a secretion that is released outside its source":[
|
|
"exocrine pancreatic cells"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-kr\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02cckr\u0113n",
|
|
"-\u02cckr\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most common treatment for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Why is exocrine pancreatic insufficiency underdiagnosed",
|
|
"There are several conditions that can cause exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 8 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Of all exocrine pancreatic cancers, about 95% are adenocarcinomas, which usually begin in the ducts of the pancreas. \u2014 Christina Oehler, Health.com , 23 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French, from exo- exo- + -crine (in endocrine endocrine entry 1 )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050959"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocortis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disease of oranges that is especially important in trees grafted on trifoliate stock, is characterized by peeling of the outer bark in narrow dry strips and by dwarfing of the tree, and is caused probably by either a virus or a genetic factor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8k\u022frt\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -cortis (irregular from cortex )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073844"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocone":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the crystalline cone replaced by an ingrowth of transparent cuticular material from the cornea":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly of insect eyes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks\u0259\u02cck\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + cone":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074811"
|
|
},
|
|
"exognathite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the external branch of an oral appendage of a crustacean":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek\u02c8s\u00e4gn\u0259\u02ccth-",
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"\u00a6eks\u014d\u00a6na\u02ccth\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"exo- + gnathite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092719"
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},
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"exogen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen and precedes anagen and during which the hair shaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccjen"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"exo- + -gen (in anagen , telogen )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1998, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094629"
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},
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"exognathion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the maxilla not including the premaxilla":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6eks\u014d+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from exo- + gnathion":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112347"
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},
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"Exogonium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of tropical American nearly woody vines (family Convolvulaceae) having showy tubular flowers with exserted stamens and a capitate stigma \u2014 see jalap":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8g\u014dn\u0113\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from exo- + -gonium (from Greek g\u014dnia corner, angle)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174117"
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},
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"exotic shorthair":{
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"type":[
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|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of stocky short-haired domestic cats developed in the U.S. by crossing American shorthairs and Persians":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Liu\u2019s cats, one Siamese cat and two exotic shorthair cats, have been with her for around six years. \u2014 Jane Li, Quartz , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Banned cats are Burmese, exotic shorthair , Himalayan and Persian. \u2014 cleveland.com , 12 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182853"
|
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},
|
|
"Exocoetidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family (order Synentognathi) of marine fishes that are closely related to the half-beaks and include all the true flying fishes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Exocoetus , type genus (from Latin, fish that sleeps on the shore, from Greek ex\u014dkoitos , from ex\u014d outside + koitos resting place, bed, from keist to lie) + -idae":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225625"
|
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},
|
|
"exocarp":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the outermost layer of the pericarp of a fruit : epicarp \u2014 see endocarp illustration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-s\u014d-\u02cck\u00e4rp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225848"
|
|
},
|
|
"exothermic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by or formed with evolution of heat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8th\u0259r-mik",
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8th\u0259r-mik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Be aware that lye is exothermic and will generate a lot of heat (about 200 degrees) when added to the water. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2021",
|
|
"The injection creates an exothermic reaction that ignites the fuels inside the balls. \u2014 Andre Toran, The Courier-Journal , 31 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Once started, this exothermic process causes heat (around 500\u2109), and oxygen is produced. \u2014 John Cox, USA TODAY , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"In this case, the students hope to combine concepts similar to those found in instant snow and hand warmers to create an exothermic reaction. \u2014 Elizabeth Depompei, Indianapolis Star , 15 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"To put it in the language of chemistry, Schultz, a chemist, is seeking to catalyze an exothermic reaction. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 June 2018",
|
|
"In modern rockets, such as the Space X Falcon 9 or the Saturn V, the propulsion system is powered by a fast, exothermic reaction between a liquid fuel (usually hydrogen, methane or hydrazine) and oxidizer (usually oxygen or nitrogen tetroxide). \u2014 Renee Morad, Scientific American , 7 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"For an exothermic reaction, which of the following best describes the effect of increasing the temperature on the forward and reverse reactions",
|
|
"Soon, however, the ACA will erupt into an exothermic death trap like ammonium nitrate combined with fuel oil. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 27 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235246"
|
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},
|
|
"exothermal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exothermic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8th\u0259r-m\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000039"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocoetid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Exocoetidae":[],
|
|
": a flying fish of the family Exocoetidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u014d\u00a6s\u0113t\u0259\u0307d",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Exocoetidae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011734"
|
|
},
|
|
"exotic stream":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stream (such as the Nile) that has its source in well-watered lands and crosses a desert on its way to the sea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021336"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoskeleton":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an external supportive covering of an animal (such as an arthropod)":[],
|
|
": bony or horny parts of a vertebrate produced from epidermal tissues":[],
|
|
": an artificial external supporting structure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8skel-\u0259t-\u1d4an",
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8ske-l\u0259-t\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The River Ops is ready for your worst, with a polyurethane exoskeleton , a TPU heel counter, and protected stitching, plus lock-down laces and interchangeable felt and studded Vibram soles. \u2014 Greg Thomas, Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"An internal-timber structure is to be wrapped with a curvy exoskeleton of steel and glass; solar panels will adorn the fa\u00e7ade, and indoor terraces will have naturally ventilated gardens. \u2014 Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Researchers in northeastern England unearthed an exoskeleton fragment from the largest arthropod ever discovered, in a genus called Arthropleura. \u2014 Nikk Ogasa, Scientific American , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to new silks and dyes, there may be other materials artists could use \u2014 like chitin, the tough, lightweight material that forms much of the exoskeleton of insects. \u2014 Greg Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But the real magic comes from an external carbon-fiber exoskeleton that goes around the back of the boot, up the ankle, and around the gaiter, enabling a stiff and supportive yet ultralight fit. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 27 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"There was a mushroom one with long fringes that bounced trippily; there was a mottled sequin ribcage with a tulle exoskeleton . \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bamboo contains moisture that helps the spider maintain its temperature -- especially important for tarantulas, which molt and shed their exoskeleton . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The smart exoskeleton market has been estimated to be growing 41.3% a year to a nearly $2 billion industry by 2025, with applications in construction, shipping and receiving, healthcare, and the military. \u2014 John Koetsier, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051108"
|
|
},
|
|
"exotericism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0259\u02ccsiz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054749"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocannibalism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cannibalism of persons from outside one's family or tribe":[
|
|
"\u2014 contrasted with endocannibalism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + cannibalism ; originally formed as German exokannibalismus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-061632"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoccipital":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a bone or region on each side of the foramen magnum of the skull":[],
|
|
": either of a pair of bones lying one on each side of the foramen magnum and free in lower vertebrates but forming in man a part of the occipital bone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks+",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + occipital":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072813"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocoelom":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the extraembryonic part of the body cavity of the embryo of an amniotic vertebrate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + coelom":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075614"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoscopic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the apex of the embryo pointed toward the neck of the archegonium \u2014 compare endoscopic sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u014d\u00a6sk\u00e4pik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + -scopic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085713"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocoele":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the space between adjacent pairs of mesenteries in the anthozoan polyp \u2014 compare endocoele":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + -coele":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090920"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoteric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": suitable to be imparted to the public":[
|
|
"the exoteric doctrine"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare esoteric":[
|
|
"the exoteric doctrine"
|
|
],
|
|
": belonging to the outer or less initiate circle":[],
|
|
": relating to the outside : external":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8ter-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin & Greek; Latin exotericus , from Greek ex\u014dterikos , literally, external, from ex\u014dter\u014d more outside, comparative of ex\u014d outside \u2014 more at exo-":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091605"
|
|
},
|
|
"exocentric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not having the same grammatical function as a nonmodifying immediate constituent":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a compound (such as barefoot , which is unlike foot in function) or construction (such as in the yard in the sentence \u201cthey played in the yard,\u201d which is unlike in or yard in function)"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare endocentric":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a compound (such as barefoot , which is unlike foot in function) or construction (such as in the yard in the sentence \u201cthey played in the yard,\u201d which is unlike in or yard in function)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + -centric":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092054"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoculation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of putting out the eyes (as in execution of a judicial sentence)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Medieval Latin exoculation-, exoculatio , from Latin exoculatus (past participle of exoculare to put out the eyes, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -oculare , from oculus eye) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100257"
|
|
},
|
|
"exotoxin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a soluble poisonous substance produced during growth of a microorganism and released into the surrounding medium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8t\u00e4k-s\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113512"
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},
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"exobiology":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of biology concerned with the search for life outside the earth and with the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living organisms":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-s\u014d-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113",
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"-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Among them are conservation, artificial intelligence, biodiversity, exobiology and evolution. \u2014 Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114538"
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},
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"exosphere":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the outer fringe region of the atmosphere of the earth or a celestial body (such as a planet)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u014d-\u02ccsfir"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Meanwhile, in the low exosphere , the environment continues to degrade. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 21 Sep. 2020",
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"About four hundred miles above the Earth, the exosphere begins. \u2014 Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker , 21 Sep. 2020",
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"The mysterious moon has a very, very thin atmosphere, called an exosphere , that\u2019s rich in carbon dioxide, and trace amounts of oxygen and nitrogen. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"Mercury has what\u2019s called an exosphere made from solar-wind propelled oxygen, sodium, hydrogen, helium, and potassium atoms that have bounced off the planet's surface. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 9 Nov. 2019",
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"The problem is that if there really are 1,000 ions per cubic centimeter, the ionization of gas in the lunar exosphere can\u2019t account for such a high concentration\u2014there just isn\u2019t enough gas. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED , 16 July 2019",
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"In the 1970s two Soviet lunar orbiters discovered that ions also existed in the moon\u2019s ultra-thin exosphere , and scientists have been trying to explain this observation ever since. \u2014 Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED , 16 July 2019",
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"Instead scientists refer to its extremely thin covering of oxygen, hydrogen, sodium, helium, and potassium as an exosphere . \u2014 National Geographic , 27 Mar. 2019",
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"Because nitrogen is a volatile chemical, some of it sublimates and gives Pluto a tenuous atmosphere still thick enough to be more than an exosphere . \u2014 John Wenz, Popular Mechanics , 17 July 2015"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"exo- + -sphere":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115327"
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},
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"Exobasidium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the type and chief genus of the family Exobasidiaceae comprising fungi parasitic especially on various heath plants on which they cause swollen thickenings resembling galls \u2014 see false blossom":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from exo- + basidium":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-123223"
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},
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"exornation":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": embellishment , ornamentation":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek\u02ccs\u022f(r)\u02c8n\u0101sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exornation-, exornatio , from exornatus (past participle of exornare to embellish, equip, from ex- ex- entry 1 + ornare to embellish, furnish) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133305"
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},
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"exostracize":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": ostracize":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"eks+"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek exostrakizein , from ex out of, out + ostrakizein to ostracize":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141343"
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},
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"exocline":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an inverted fan fold":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"exo- + -cline":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151816"
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},
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"exoclinal":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to or resembling an exocline":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6eks\u014d\u00a6kl\u012bn\u1d4al"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161933"
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},
|
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"exocuticle":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the intermediate layer of a typical cuticle being sometimes considered in insects the outer part of the endocuticle":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"exo- + cuticle":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163909"
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},
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"exo-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": outside":[
|
|
"exo gamy",
|
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"exo skeleton"
|
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],
|
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": outer":[
|
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"exo gamy",
|
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"exo skeleton"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare ect- , end-":[
|
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"exo gamy",
|
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"exo skeleton"
|
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],
|
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": turning out":[
|
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"exo ergic"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek ex\u014d out, outside, from ex out of \u2014 more at ex-":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185235"
|
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},
|
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"exoadaptation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": modification of an organism resulting in more effective interaction with its external environment \u2014 compare endoadaptation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + adaptation":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-235805"
|
|
},
|
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"Exochorda":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of Asian shrubs (family Rosaceae) having spikes of white flowers succeeded by fruits each of which consists of five bony carpels in the form of a star \u2014 see pearlbush":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cceks\u014d\u02c8k\u022frd\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + Latin chorda cord; from the free placentary cords supposed to be external to the carpels":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012813"
|
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},
|
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"exonuclease":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an enzyme that breaks down a nucleic acid by removing nucleotides one by one from the end of a chain \u2014 compare endonuclease":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8n\u00fc-kl\u0113-\u02cc\u0101s",
|
|
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-",
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u014d-\u02c8n(y)\u00fc-kl\u0113-\u02cc\u0101s, -\u02cc\u0101z",
|
|
"-\u02cc\u0101z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of these advantageous proteins is an enzyme called exonuclease (ExoN), which helps the virus proofread and correct copies as they are made. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 23 June 2020",
|
|
"Double stranded DNA fragments with overlapping sequence stretches are inserted into a reaction, and exonuclease enzymes chew back one end of each piece, exposing complementary sequences that link up, joining the two fragments together. \u2014 Jeffrey Marlow, WIRED , 31 Mar. 2015"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014527"
|
|
},
|
|
"exograph":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a radiograph made with X-rays":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks\u0259\u02ccgraf",
|
|
"-r\u0227f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- (irregular from X-ray ) + -graph":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021027"
|
|
},
|
|
"Exobasidiaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family comprising fungi parasitic on higher plants and producing their hymenium as a thin coating on the surface of the host plant and without differentiation of a fruiting body \u2014 see exobasidium , exobasidiales":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek(\u02cc)s\u014db\u0259\u02ccsid\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Exobasidium , type genus + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-082927"
|
|
},
|
|
"exogynous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the style longer than the corolla and exserted beyond it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)ek\u00a6s\u00e4g\u0259n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from (assumed) New Latin exogynus , from exo- + -gynus -gynous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091609"
|
|
},
|
|
"exonarthex":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + narthex":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093954"
|
|
},
|
|
"Exogyra":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous bivalve mollusks that have thick shells and spirally twisted beak and are related to the true oysters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8j\u012br\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + -gyra (from Greek gyros ring, circle, from gyros round)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094822"
|
|
},
|
|
"exonumia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": numismatic items (such as tokens, medals, or scrip) other than coins and paper money":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u00fc-m\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02c8ny\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia , requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Basilius readily expanded the Amerbach collection, tracking down ivory carvings, additional Holbein paintings and drawings, and nearly 4,000 coins and exonumia . \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 13 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + English num ismatic + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102623"
|
|
},
|
|
"exotropism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": curvature away from the main axis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek\u02c8s\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259\u02ccpiz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -tropism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111049"
|
|
},
|
|
"exonephric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the excretory organs discharge through the body wall (as in some annelid worms)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + nephric":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120954"
|
|
},
|
|
"exostosis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a spur or bony outgrowth from a bone or the root of a tooth":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccek-(\u02cc)s\u00e4-\u02c8st\u014d-s\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02ccek-(\u02cc)s\u00e4s-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The dense growths are known as external auditory exostoses . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 14 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Cold Water Love catching waves? Surfers and other cold water swimmers are prone to something called exostoses , or small bony growths in the ear canal that develop slowly over time and can prevent sound from getting in. \u2014 Clare Thorp, Cosmopolitan , 2 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"Riley was born with a genetic condition called hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), which causes irregular bone growth. \u2014 George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com , 4 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek exost\u014dsis , from ex out of + osteon bone \u2014 more at ex- , osseous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1736, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131927"
|
|
},
|
|
"exorhason":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rhason sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ek\u02c8s\u022fr\u00e4s\u022fn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Greek, from Greek exo- + Middle Greek rhason":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153023"
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},
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"exosporal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to an exospore":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6eks\u0259\u00a6sp\u014dr\u0259l",
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"(\u02c8)ek\u00a6s\u00e4sp\u0259r-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163557"
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},
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"exopeptidase":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds formed by the terminal amino acids of peptide chains : peptidase \u2014 compare endopeptidase":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8pep-t\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s, -\u02ccd\u0101z",
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"\u02ccek-s\u0259-\u02c8pep-t\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101s",
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"-\u02ccd\u0101z"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172323"
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},
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"exoterica":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": exoteric doctrines or works":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8ter\u0259\u0307k\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of exotericus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172654"
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},
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"exonumist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a specialist in exonumia":[],
|
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": a collector of exonumia":[
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"The exhibit is of interest to both numismatists and exonumists."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)ek\u02c8s-",
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"(\u02cc)eg\u02c8z\u00e4nu\u0307m\u0259\u0307st"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"exonumia + -ist":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200615"
|
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},
|
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"Exobasidiales":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an order of Homobasidiomycetes coextensive with the family Exobasidiaceae":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Exobasidium + -ales":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210010"
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},
|
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"exoner":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": exonerate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"eg-",
|
|
"ig\u02c8z\u00e4n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin exonerare":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213700"
|
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},
|
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"exostome":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the opening of the outer integument of an ovule that has two integuments":[],
|
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": the outer part of the peristome of a moss":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8eks\u0259\u02ccst\u014dm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -stome ; probably originally formed in French":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213836"
|
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},
|
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"exolete":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": disused , obsolete":[],
|
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": stale , insipid , faded":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exoletus , past participle of exolescere to go out of use, become out of date, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -olescere (as in adolescere to grow up)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221702"
|
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},
|
|
"exospore":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an asexual spore cut off from a parent sporophore by the formation of septa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccsp\u022fr",
|
|
"\u02c8ek-s\u0259-\u02ccsp\u014d(\u0259)r, -\u02ccsp\u022f(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222053"
|
|
},
|
|
"exochorion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the outer of the two layers that form the hardened covering of an insect egg":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + chorion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224506"
|
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},
|
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"exon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a polynucleotide sequence in a nucleic acid that codes information for protein synthesis and that is copied and spliced together with other such sequences to form messenger RNA \u2014 compare intron":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Exondys 51 is used to treat the 13 percent of patients with disease caused by an error in the DNA sequence known as exon 51. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Exondys 51 is used to treat the 13% of patients with disease caused by an error in the DNA sequence known as exon 51. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Can the prime editor target a large deletion (adding back as many as five exons ) and if so, can it be done that early in the sequence? \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 6 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"In one case, at Stanford, a toddler was diagnosed with two rare diseases, including a connective tissue disorder called Marfan Syndrome, after doctors conducted a form of sequencing that looks for changes in coded genetic segments known as exons . \u2014 Anna Gorman, CNN , 8 May 2017",
|
|
"Named for parts of genes called introns and exons , Intrexon was founded in 1998 by Thomas D. Reed and his wife, Jackie, to supply DNA constructs for research with genetically engineered mice. \u2014 Andrew Pollack, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2016"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ex pressed sequence + -on entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1978, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225338"
|
|
},
|
|
"Exoascus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of fungi (family Taphrinaceae) distinguished from Taphrina by the formation of not more than eight ascospores in each ascus but now usually included in Taphrina":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u014d\u02c8ask\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + ascus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235129"
|
|
},
|
|
"Exostema":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of tropical American trees or shrubs (family Rubiaceae) with small salverform white flowers and capsular fruits \u2014 see princewood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8st\u0113m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + Late Greek st\u0113ma stamen, from Greek, shaft, from histanai to cause to stand; from the exserted stamens":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021343"
|
|
},
|
|
"exolution":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a setting free : release , relaxation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin exsolution-, exsolutio , from exsolutus (past participle of exsolvere to release, from ex- ex- entry 1 + solvere to loosen, release) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021500"
|
|
},
|
|
"exosporeae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a subclass of fungi (class Myxomycetes) distinguished by having the spores borne externally and germinating to produce a protoplasmic body which then develops a group of eight swarm spores \u2014 compare myxogastres":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cceks\u0259\u02c8sp\u014dr\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + spor- + -eae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034417"
|
|
},
|
|
"exosporium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-r\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from exo- + -sporium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040920"
|
|
},
|
|
"exorganic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having lost organic character":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ex- entry 1 + organic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050616"
|
|
},
|
|
"exomorphism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a change (such as hardening or the formation of new minerals) produced in a rock mass by igneous intrusion from without : metamorphism by external contact":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary exo- + -morphism ; originally formed as French exomorphisme":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055104"
|
|
},
|
|
"exomorphic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or produced by exomorphism":[
|
|
"\u2014 opposed to endomorphic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6eks\u0259\u00a6m\u022frfik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"exo- + -morphic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083017"
|
|
},
|
|
"exome":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the part of the genome consisting of exons that code information for protein synthesis":[
|
|
"The Personal Genome Project is beginning with the exome : the 1 percent of our genome that is translated into strings of amino acids that assemble themselves into proteins.",
|
|
"\u2014 Steven Pinker",
|
|
"The exome is the portion of the genome known to encode proteins \u2026 . Whole- exome sequencing has the advantage of reduced cost and analysis of a much smaller data set than that obtained by sequencing the entire genome.",
|
|
"\u2014 Howard J. Jacob"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-\u02ccs\u014dm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the new study, researchers sequenced the genomes of more than 640,000 people from Mexico, the United States, and the United Kingdom, homing in on only the exome \u2014the part of the genome that codes for proteins. \u2014 Rodrigo P\u00e9rez Ortega, Science | AAAS , 1 July 2021",
|
|
"Through whole exome sequencing, SPARK identified a case of phenylketonuria (PKU) that was missed during newborn screening. \u2014 Wendy Chung, Scientific American , 30 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Some 60 percent of Drosophila protein-encoding genes (known as the exome ) have a parallel in humans. \u2014 Michele Cohen Marill, Wired , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"There was grant money set aside by the hospital, and Obamacare helped cover a complete exome sequencing of the baby\u2019s DNA, which pleased her on both the highest and the pettiest possible level: her father could never say the word in that tone again. \u2014 Patricia Lockwood, The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"In all, the PCAWG project was able to find at least one driver mutation in about 95% of the tumor samples, compared with just 67% with exome sequencing, says Peter Campbell of the Wellcome Sanger Institute, another project member. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Other genes among the 10 spotted by the exome work didn\u2019t overlap with earlier GWAS markers, but are involved in synaptic and neuronal processes, and may reveal novel details of the disease\u2019s biology, Singh says. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Hoping to move faster, a global consortium called Schizophrenia Exome Sequencing Meta-Analysis 2 years ago began to gather patients\u2019 exomes , or the DNA that codes for proteins, rather than regulating genes. \u2014 Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"But sequencing the exome would miss any changes in DNA that controls the activity of nearby genes, so there's a lot of potential information that this study design would have missed. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 3 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ex(on) + (gen)ome":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"2008, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083914"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoneretur":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an entry on a bailpiece discharging a surety":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8r\u0101t\u0259(r)",
|
|
"-\u02c8r\u0113t-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, let him or her be relieved, 3d person singular present subjunctive passive of exonerare":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092437"
|
|
},
|
|
"exoneree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who is shown to be not guilty of a crime for which he or she was formerly found guilty : a person who is exonerated of a crime":[
|
|
"There is still no consensus about the value of lost time. Missouri gives exonerees fifty dollars a day for time served, California twice that much. Massachusetts caps total compensation at half a million dollars. In Maine, the limit is three hundred thousand; in Florida, it's two million.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ariel Levy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"eg-",
|
|
"ig-\u02ccz\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One Massachusetts exoneree , Gary Cifizzari, served 35 years for a conviction based entirely on the comparison of bitemarks \u2014 an evidentiary technique that is no longer considered scientifically sound. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"That\u2019s a problem, innocence advocates say, because the state does not pay interest and because payments are terminated upon the exoneree \u2019s death. \u2014 al , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"The country\u2019s longest serving exoneree , Anthony Mazza, survived 47 years and two months in prison in Massachusetts before he was freed earlier this year. \u2014 al , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Previously the board would decide how much to pay an exoneree , when to pay and whether to pay them at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"The law that bears his name sets the amount an exoneree is eligible to receive for each year of imprisonment to the state\u2019s annual median income, averaged over five years. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2021",
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"Under the bill, an exoneree would apply to an administrative law judge, and compensation would be based on a formula set to the Maryland median household income. \u2014 baltimoresun.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
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"That stipulation denies compensation for any exoneree with more than one non-violent felony. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2020",
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"Friedman says DuBoise\u2019s outlook on life is typical of an exoneree . \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 23 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"2002, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113651"
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},
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"exomologesis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a penitential rite with public confession of sins that was practiced in the early Christian church":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cceks\u0259\u02ccm\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8j\u0113s\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin, from Late Greek exomolog\u0113sis , from Greek, confession, from exomologeisthai to confess (from ex out of, out + homologeisthai , present middle infinitive of homologein to agree, grant, confess, from homologos assenting, agreeing) + -sis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114300"
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},
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"exoperidium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the outer peridium when the peridium has two layers (as in the puffballs) \u2014 compare endoperidium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)s\u014d+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from exo- + peridium":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130116"
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},
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"exophasia":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": speech that is actually formed with the speech organs : uttered speech : vocalized speech":[
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"\u2014 contrasted with endophasia"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cceks\u014d\u02c8f\u0101zh(\u0113)\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from exo- + -phasia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130458"
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},
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"exossate":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to deprive of bones":[],
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": to cause (fruits) to grow without stones":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exossatus , past participle of exossare to deprive of bones, from ex- ex- entry 1 + -ossare (from oss-, os bone)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153142"
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},
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"exotica":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-ti-k\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Indeed, the exotica of Latin American backdrops offered a far more alluring temptation for early video game developers in the 1980s. \u2014 Gabriel Solis, Wired , 29 Oct. 2021",
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"Their size, their sound, the exotica of their games, shows, rides, and exhibits. \u2014 Michael S. Hopkins, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 July 2021",
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"In an unusual touch, Ms. Clark plays sitar on almost half these songs, and the instrument\u2019s curling notes impart a feeling of second-hand exotica that fits the subject matter. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 10 May 2021",
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"And unlike tempestuous Italian exotica , its spacious body and four-wheel drive provide everyday performance. \u2014 Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver , 19 May 2020",
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"Now the couple have brought at least some of the exotica of the island to our own continent. \u2014 Julia Reed, ELLE Decor , 15 Apr. 2020",
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"Her brand of electronic music encompassed orchestral pop, world exotica and tribal choirs, a seamless strand of world music over head-bobbing rhythms. \u2014 Kevin Williams, chicagotribune.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
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"The album\u2019s lush easy-listening atmosphere, foreshadowing Baxter\u2019s later career as an impresario of exotica music, was at odds with the others\u2019 contemporary tastes. \u2014 Matthew Guerrieri, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019",
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"Massachusetts law forbids happy-hour drink specials, but a creative cocktail list includes such exotica as El Cubano, cinnamon tea infused with premium Absolut Elyx, lemon, mint and Prosecco. \u2014 Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com , 25 June 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of exoticus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230934"
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},
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"exotical":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": exotic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin exotic us + English -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232557"
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},
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"exotic dancer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who dances or performs in a seductive or provocative manner while skimpily dressed or while gradually removing their clothes piece by piece especially to the accompaniment of music : stripper , stripteaser":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-004342"
|
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},
|
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"exoticism":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being exotic":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ig-\u02c8z\u00e4-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the West, ugly but resilient ideas about civilization, exoticism and the primitive are used to keep the suffering of people with brown and black skin at a safe emotional distance, often by minimizing or dismissing their full humanity. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"For Waldie, this means seeing the city on its own terms rather than as the expression of a false exoticism . \u2014 David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The main knock on the Turbo S is that its relatively everyday looks don't match the exoticism of its performance (and, okay, its price). \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"There have been recent calls to retire this branding, which implies an exoticism and othering of non-western scents. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"In early versions of the game, food was used simply to satisfy Hunger, one of a handful of basic needs that every character has, or to add an element of exoticism when Sims traveled to new locales. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Bingham chalks a lot of the appeal up to exoticism . \u2014 Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The other, less-common approach was to emphasize the Old World exoticism of the artists. \u2014 Tim Gray, Variety , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"But as with all exoticism , there\u2019s a strange tug of war between condescension and appreciation in these kinds of borrowings. \u2014 Adrian Daub, Longreads , 3 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010741"
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},
|
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"exoticist":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who specializes (as in writing) in the exotic : one who exploits the appeal of the exotic":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"|\u0259s\u0259\u0307st"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011059"
|
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},
|
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"exoticization":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the practice of portraying or regarding someone or something as exotic (see exotic entry 1 sense 2 ) : the practice of exoticizing someone or something":[
|
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"Thus when the fantastical souls appear, characters who are Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, aboriginal Australian and Native American, they read as painful examples of Western exoticization . The main characters are all English Caucasians \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Andrew Warrick",
|
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"This sort of needless sexualization of neutral cultural differences is a key element in Orientalism, contributing to the exoticization of the East by fetishizing these differences.",
|
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"\u2014 Zeena Mubarak"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ig-\u02ccz\u00e4-t\u0259-s\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"exoticize + -ation":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013507"
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}
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} |