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1264 lines
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"Gottfried Wilhelm 1646\u20131716 German philosopher and mathematician":[]
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"\u02c8l\u012bb-n\u0259ts",
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"German \u02c8l\u012bp-nits"
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"biographical name"
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"Leibnizianism":{
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"definitions":{
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": the philosophy of Leibniz and his followers distinguished by (1) its monadism (2) its theory of preestablished harmony (3) the viewpoint that this is the best of all possible worlds because God has chosen it out of an infinity of possible worlds for that reason and apparent evil is not a positive reality but a mere privation and (4) its proposals for a universal calculus of reasoning and scientific language, presaging symbolic logic \u2014 compare optimism sense 1a":[]
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"noun"
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},
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"Leibovitz":{
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"definitions":{
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"Annie 1949\u2013 American photographer":[]
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"\u02c8l\u0113-b\u014d-\u02ccvits"
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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"lei":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wreath or necklace usually of flowers or leaves":[],
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"the basic monetary unit of Moldova and Romania \u2014 see Money Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Per the Global Times\u2019 Ji Yuqiao, the hybrid figure rests its hands on a lei drinking vessel; another type of vessel known as a zun is painted on the statue\u2019s head in vermillion hues. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
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"Suzuki tells us that the VGT-s styling was inspired partly by the current model Swift Sport and partly by the 660cc turbocharged Cappuccino lei sports car of the early 1990s. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
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"Taiko drumming, feather work and lei -making from Hawaii, calligraphy from Japan and China, as well as music will be featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Rooftop stargazing, penguin feedings and lei -making are also popular with families. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
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"Hula dance show, lei -making, a ukulele lesson, a Spam-musubi workshop and Hawaiian food for lunch. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
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"The pair sported similar floral print outfits with Teigen completing her look with a lei while Luna wore a palm frond headpiece. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"During the stoppage that followed, Hawaii coach Bob Coolen presented Alo with a lei and Alo saluted the crowd. \u2014 Ryan Aber, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"At Grand Wailea Maui, kids can weave a lauhala bracelet or ti leaf lei and collect stamps for each cultural activity in their Grand Passport. \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure , 15 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hawaiian":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u0113",
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"\u02c8l\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"choker",
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"collar",
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"dog collar",
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"necklace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232724",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"leisurely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"crawling",
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"creeping",
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dilatory",
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"dillydallying",
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"dragging",
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"laggard",
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"lagging",
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"languid",
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"poking",
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"poky",
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"pokey",
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"slow",
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"sluggish",
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"snail-paced",
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"snaillike",
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"tardy",
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"unhurried"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by leisure : unhurried":[
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"a leisurely pace"
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],
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": without haste : deliberately":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink",
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"Adjective",
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"They strolled along at a leisurely pace.",
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"proceeding in a leisurely fashion",
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"After a leisurely lunch, we went to see a movie.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"For Sunday readers of The New York Times, the Real Estate section is a sweet slice of escape, a treat to be enjoyed leisurely over a cup of coffee. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"Circling the wagons, everyone leisurely began assembling their abodes. \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
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"In 2020, a resident in Tampa found a gator leisurely doing laps in his pool. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Khonshu is very leisurely sitting, and essentially tells Arthur that he's still got his fist of vengeance. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
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"Even in a quiet scene in which Y and Yahalom are having a leisurely indoor conversation, the camera rapidly cuts from her face to the desert landscape outside and back \u2014 not once but several times. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
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"Chianti Classico Riserva and leisurely read up on its history, spring slump entirely forgotten. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"On a frosty Saturday afternoon that November, Joe Biden dished out luncheon chili and chatted leisurely with fewer than 100 voters outside a firehouse in Concord, New Hampshire. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"In the storefront, shoppers can leisurely browse through 140 sets of vibrant glassware options, including stemless wine glasses, patterned tumblers, and sophisticated goblets. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"That\u2019s important, because although the Navy\u2019s Unmanned Campaign Framework has many moving pieces, the Navy does not want its vision to unfold at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"The Grand Canyon Railway ride is another way to experience the thrills of the Wild West, at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s not cheap, especially for Teddy, who\u2019s 91 in dog years and walks at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
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"This is a hike to take at a leisurely pace with eyes and ears tuned to the tree canopy and cattail reeds swaying in boggy inlets. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Low-impact designs are great for leisurely activities like yoga, biking, or walking. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Aug. 2020",
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"But rather than settle into a life of leisurely retirement, Crippa, then 60, jumped at the opportunity to start his own company. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"And the popular Deep Creek recreation area near Bryson City, North Carolina, features two tubing runs for both wild and leisurely rides. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
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"That, in turn, caused more cycling races and triathlons to spring up while also prompting people to come to the area for more leisurely rides. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-zh\u0259r-l\u0113",
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"\u02c8l\u0101-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"laggardly",
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"pokily",
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"slow",
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"slowly",
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"sluggishly",
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"tardily"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221246",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"Leichhardt's pine":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a low-growing Australian and East Indian tree ( Sarcocephalus cordatus ) of the family Rubiaceae that has light gray-brown wood with a spongy grain and globular heads of bright yellow flowers":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably after F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt \u20201848 German explorer in Australia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202334"
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"Leics":{
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"abbreviation"
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"definitions":{
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"Leicestershire":[]
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210509"
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},
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"Lei Day":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": May Day in Hawaii celebrated with pageants and prizes for the most beautiful or distinctive leis":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234155"
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},
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"leisure":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": ease , leisureliness":[],
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": in one's leisure time : at one's convenience":[
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"read the book at her leisure"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113-zh\u0259r",
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"\u02c8l\u0101-",
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"\u02c8le-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"decompression",
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"ease",
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"relaxation",
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"repose",
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"rest"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"exertion",
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"labor",
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"toil",
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"work"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"I don't have much time for leisure .",
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"upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Leisure hospitality workers hit hard Not surprisingly, the leisure and hospitality industry was hammered by the pandemic. \u2014 Mike Gousha And John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
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"The leisure and hospitality industry led the job losses in Alaska. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
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"The trade, transportation and utilities sector posted the largest gain, adding 12,500 jobs; manufacturing gained 7,500 jobs over the year; and leisure and hospitality added 7,200 workers. \u2014 Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
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"Among the employment gains, the leisure and hospitality sector added 4,800 jobs last month, while education and health services rose by 2,900 jobs. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"In services, like leisure and hospitality, employers are raising wages above inflation. \u2014 Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"And with many women working in touch-sensitive services sectors, such as leisure and hospitality, their exit helps explain the hiring challenges these businesses face. \u2014 Beth Ann Bovino For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 13 June 2022",
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"The leisure and hospitality industry led the job losses in Alaska. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 7 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s especially true for lower-wage occupations in fields such as leisure and hospitality. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English leiser , from Anglo-French leisir , from leisir to be permitted, from Latin lic\u0113re \u2014 see license entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011425"
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},
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"leisure suit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a suit consisting of a shirt jacket and matching trousers for informal wear":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Do not pull your old leisure suit out of the back of your closet. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Cobb wore his grandfather\u2019s plaid leisure suit and a wig. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"His tenor is white-hot, piercing through the orchestra, threatening to burst into flames as Hades, in his sleazy green leisure suit , leers at Eurydice and stretches the syllables of her name into a sinister design. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Dust off that leisure suit or flashy disco dress and bone up on your moves! \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"To minimize wardrobe changes, the 31-year-old decided to design a modern take on the traditional 1970s leisure suit . \u2014 Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times , 29 Oct. 2020",
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"Oh, sure, there was Billie Eilish in her Chanel leisure suit with its array of patches, along with her dagger-like dark nails and her green hair. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"And the coaching staff even stepped into the past, donning 1970s-era sport coats and leisure suits . \u2014 Joe Freeman, oregonlive , 9 Oct. 2019",
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"His quirky fashion sense, which includes jean shorts, Hawaiian shirts, a thick headband, a throwback leisure suit and ever-evolving facial hair, made him a fan favorite shortly after draft night. \u2014 Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com , 4 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031341"
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},
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"Leiden":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city on a branch of the lower Rhine River in South Holland, in the western part of the Netherlands population 119,800":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-d\u1d4an",
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"-y\u0259",
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"Dutch usually \u02c8l\u0101-d\u0259"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034052"
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"leisureliness":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": without haste : deliberately":[],
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": characterized by leisure : unhurried":[
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"a leisurely pace"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113-zh\u0259r-l\u0113",
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"\u02c8l\u0101-",
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"\u02c8le-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"laggardly",
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"pokily",
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"slow",
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"slowly",
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"sluggishly",
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"tardily"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"crawling",
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"creeping",
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dilatory",
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"dillydallying",
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"dragging",
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"laggard",
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"lagging",
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"languid",
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"poking",
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"poky",
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"pokey",
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"slow",
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"sluggish",
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"snail-paced",
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"snaillike",
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"tardy",
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"unhurried"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink",
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"Adjective",
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"They strolled along at a leisurely pace.",
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"proceeding in a leisurely fashion",
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"After a leisurely lunch, we went to see a movie.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"For Sunday readers of The New York Times, the Real Estate section is a sweet slice of escape, a treat to be enjoyed leisurely over a cup of coffee. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"Circling the wagons, everyone leisurely began assembling their abodes. \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
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"In 2020, a resident in Tampa found a gator leisurely doing laps in his pool. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
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"Khonshu is very leisurely sitting, and essentially tells Arthur that he's still got his fist of vengeance. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
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"Even in a quiet scene in which Y and Yahalom are having a leisurely indoor conversation, the camera rapidly cuts from her face to the desert landscape outside and back \u2014 not once but several times. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
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"Chianti Classico Riserva and leisurely read up on its history, spring slump entirely forgotten. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"On a frosty Saturday afternoon that November, Joe Biden dished out luncheon chili and chatted leisurely with fewer than 100 voters outside a firehouse in Concord, New Hampshire. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"In the storefront, shoppers can leisurely browse through 140 sets of vibrant glassware options, including stemless wine glasses, patterned tumblers, and sophisticated goblets. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"That\u2019s important, because although the Navy\u2019s Unmanned Campaign Framework has many moving pieces, the Navy does not want its vision to unfold at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"The Grand Canyon Railway ride is another way to experience the thrills of the Wild West, at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s not cheap, especially for Teddy, who\u2019s 91 in dog years and walks at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
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"This is a hike to take at a leisurely pace with eyes and ears tuned to the tree canopy and cattail reeds swaying in boggy inlets. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Low-impact designs are great for leisurely activities like yoga, biking, or walking. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Aug. 2020",
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"But rather than settle into a life of leisurely retirement, Crippa, then 60, jumped at the opportunity to start his own company. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"And the popular Deep Creek recreation area near Bryson City, North Carolina, features two tubing runs for both wild and leisurely rides. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
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"That, in turn, caused more cycling races and triathlons to spring up while also prompting people to come to the area for more leisurely rides. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022"
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],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050743"
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"Worldwide, the leishmaniases are the third most important vector-borne disease (after malaria and sleeping sickness), accounting for an estimated 1.98 million disability-adjusted life-years and 57,000 deaths annually.",
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"\u2014 Richard Reithinger et al."
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"Worldwide, the leishmaniases are the third most important vector-borne disease (after malaria and sleeping sickness), accounting for an estimated 1.98 million disability-adjusted life-years and 57,000 deaths annually.",
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"\u2014 Richard Reithinger et al."
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Another experiment involving leishmaniasis was conducted in-house at NIAID in 2016. \u2014 Daniel Funke, USA TODAY , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"DeepMind has established a partnership with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative to develop approaches for Chagas disease and leishmaniasis . \u2014 Katie Palmer, STAT , 22 July 2021",
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"At issue is amphotericin B, which is marketed by Gilead Sciences (GILD) to combat cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV or visceral leishmaniasis , a parasitic disease. \u2014 Ed Silverman, STAT , 28 June 2021",
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"The collapse of insect-control programs sparked the spread of cutaneous leishmaniasis , a parasitic disease that results in disfiguring skin ulcers. \u2014 Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2021",
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"During conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan, measles returned, along with kala-azar, another type of leishmaniasis , which attacks internal organs and is frequently fatal. \u2014 Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2021",
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"Visceral leishmaniasis , the disease the parasite causes, leads to cutaneous sores on the skin, infections of organs including the spleen and liver and sometimes death. \u2014 Jim Daley, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"Visceral leishmaniasis is thought to kill between 20,000 to 40,000 people a year, says Christine Petersen, the director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Iowa, who was not involved in the new study. \u2014 Jim Daley, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Mar. 2021",
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"There have been a number of open wounds, one case of leishmaniasis , some nasty insect bites and a car crash. \u2014 Daniel Glick, Scientific American , 3 Apr. 2017"
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"pronounciation":[
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"-zh\u0259(r)f\u0259l"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8l\u0113th"
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"definitions":{
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"-sik"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-",
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"In the 1920s and 1930s, many white consumers swapped skin lighteners for tanning lotions as time spent sunbathing and playing outdoors became a sign of a healthy and leisured lifestyle. \u2014 Lynn M. Thomas, Quartz Africa , 9 Mar. 2020",
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"Studies over the years have indicated that the rich, unlike the leisured gentry of old, tend to work longer hours and spend less time socializing. \u2014 Alex Williams, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2019",
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"This is no leisured elite, but the first hyperindustrious one. \u2014 Sarah Leonard, The New Republic , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"On this account, the first cities were not so much a great leap forward for humanity as a new mode of exploitation that enabled the world\u2019s first leisured ruling class to live on the sweat of the world\u2019s first peasant-serfs. \u2014 Jedediah Purdy, New Republic , 1 Nov. 2017",
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"Deterrence is a hard sell for an affluent and leisured society convinced that its supposed success at evolving and improving human nature has made the tough lessons of the past seem prosaic and irrelevant. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 3 Oct. 2017"
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"Erich 1912\u20131993 American (Austrian-born) conductor":[]
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"\u02c8l\u012bnz-\u02ccd\u022frf",
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"\u02c8l\u012bn(t)s-"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"river 119 miles (192 kilometers) long in central Germany":[]
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},
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"\u02c8l\u012b-n\u0259"
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],
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"leio phyllous",
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},
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"\u02c8l\u0101-t\u1d4an"
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},
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"leightonite":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral K 2 Ca 2 Cu(SO 4 ) 4 .2H 2 O consisting of a hydrous sulfate of copper, calcium, and potassium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101t\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bt"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Tom\u00e1s Rafael Leighton , born 1894 Chilean civil and mining engineer + English -ite":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212925"
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},
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"Leiolopisma":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large genus of skinks having limbs more or less reduced or even absent":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u012b\u0259l\u014d\u02c8pizm\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from leio- + Middle Greek lopisma peel, from Greek lopos":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-103858"
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},
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"leif eriksson":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"flourished 1000 son of Erik the Red Norwegian explorer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u0113f-",
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"\u02ccl\u0101v-\u02c8er-ik-s\u0259n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223235"
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of hill tits (family Timaliidae) comprising the mesia and the Japanese nightingale":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b\u014d\u02ccthriks"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from leio- + -thrix":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035555"
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},
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"Leiotrichi":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a division of mankind comprising peoples having straight smooth hair":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b\u02c8\u00e4\u2027tr\u0259\u02cck\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, plural, from leio- + -trichi":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055745"
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},
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"Leizhou":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"peninsula in the province of Guangdong, southeastern China, between the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02c8j\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072312"
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},
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"Leix\u00f5es":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"town on the Atlantic in northwestern Portugal":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0101-\u02c8sh\u022fi\u207fsh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113031"
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},
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"Leitha":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"river 112 miles (180 kilometers) long in eastern Austria and northwestern Hungary flowing southeast into the Raba River":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-(\u02cc)t\u00e4"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132722"
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},
|
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"Leithner's blue":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cobalt blue sense 2":[],
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": cobalt blue sense 1a":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u012btn\u0259(r)z-"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps modification and partial translation of German leidener blau Leyden blue":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155507"
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},
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"leitmotif":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an associated melodic phrase or figure that accompanies the reappearance of an idea, person, or situation especially in a Wagnerian music drama":[],
|
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": a dominant recurring theme":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012bt-m\u014d-\u02cct\u0113f"
|
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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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"All over a tuna salad which keeps reappearing as a leitmotif . \u2014 Roy Trakin, Variety , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Googly eyes are a central leitmotif of the film, for unknown reasons. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Of course, red is Rothko\u2019s leitmotif and both works, arresting in scale, exemplify the artist\u2019s torrid love affair with the color. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The indie-folk singer-songwriter has used places as a leitmotif throughout his music, and his fascination with them is evident. \u2014 Grant Sharples, SPIN , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Crime fiction author Andrew Vachss included her as a musical leitmotif in a series of novels. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Prosthetics \u2014 human inventions that make human boundaries indistinct \u2014 are a related leitmotif . \u2014 New York Times , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Googly eyes are a central leitmotif of the film, for unknown reasons. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Googly eyes are a central leitmotif of the film, for unknown reasons. \u2014 Michael O'sullivan, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German Leitmotiv , from leiten to lead + Motiv motive":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172357"
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},
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"Leitneria":{
|
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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 (coextensive with the family Leitneriaceae) including solely the corkwood ( L. floridana ) and being commonly isolated in a distinct order near Myricales":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012bt\u02c8nire\u0259"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Edward F. Leitner , 19th century American botanist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183439"
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},
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"Leitrim":{
|
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"county of northwestern Ireland in Connacht bordering Donegal Bay and Northern Ireland; capital Carrick on Shannon area 589 square miles (1531 square kilometers), population 31,798":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113-tr\u0259m"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200858"
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