1633 lines
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1633 lines
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"May basket":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small basket holding a gift (as of flowers or candy) hung at the door of a favored person on May Day":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030821",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"May blob":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a marsh marigold ( Caltha palustris )":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-173804",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"May-flowering tulip":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cottage tulip":[]
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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":"20220707-034430",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Maybird":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various birds that tend to appear or be heard in May: such as":[],
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": bobolink":[],
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": knot entry 3":[],
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": whimbrel":[],
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": wood thrush":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161355",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Maybloom":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hawthorn":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131557",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Mayfowl":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": whimbrel":[]
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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":"20220707-085049",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"may I just say":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203926",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"may beetle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": june beetle":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213424",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mayapple":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The mayapple features a big, white flower that hangs down between the leaves and develops a little green fruit that like the entire plant is toxic. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
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"In Waukesha, Linder said her blended gardens lean cottage style but also include a variety of woodland natives including wild geranium, mayapple , bloodroot, wild ginger and both red and white trillium. \u2014 Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
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"Norway maple is an invasive plant that has escaped from cultivation to displace sugar maple and shade to death spring wildflowers such as Dutchman\u2019s breeches, dog-tooth violet and mayapple . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2019",
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"The native mayapple is a familiar woodland sight, but Avent sells a number of Asian varieties that, unlike the indigenous species, don\u2019t slink away in the heat of summer. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"Or try native woodland wildflowers such as perennial lobelia, mayapple , columbine, thalictrum, amsonia, blood root, Solomon seal, and phlox. \u2014 Boston.com Real Estate , 21 Aug. 2019",
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"The forest floor was dotted with native plants including mayapples , wood violets and jack-in-the-pulpits. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2018",
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"Those who plant native gardens eagerly watch as mayapples and trilliums emerge from the ground. \u2014 Jill Sell, cleveland.com , 13 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"May":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccap-\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02cca-p\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131539",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"maybe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": perhaps":[],
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": uncertainty":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
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"maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"And, maybe , take a month away from watching Fox News. \u2014 cleveland , 25 June 2022",
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"Well, maybe the only ones that could match the energy were the fans who patiently waited for the group to appear and, in the meantime, sang along to whatever the house DJ was playing. \u2014 Griselda Flores, Billboard , 25 June 2022",
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"Mousavi: In Afghanistan, maybe there was not that much of a chance for an AI earthquake early warning system to help. \u2014 Pranshu Verma, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Not to generalize, but on the business end, for example, people are maybe less informed or simply less exposed to things. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Criales-unzueta, Vogue , 24 June 2022",
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"Who knows, maybe a new record could be on the clock when the SuperVan 4 climbs the hill this weekend. \u2014 Sasha Richie, Car and Driver , 23 June 2022",
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"But maybe that is fitting for a man who worked countless volunteer hours. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
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"Or maybe the writers will take a note from Rick and Morty and treat all such changes in timelines as consequences of multiple universes instead. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 22 June 2022",
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"So maybe there's hope for the TikTok trend after all. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But panicking, or fretting over what ifs and maybes several months down the road, is pointless. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2020",
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"Clutching his whip count of yeses, noes and maybes , Mr. McConnell appeared to be suggesting that undecided senators needed to make up their minds and join the majority of their colleagues in opposing witnesses. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, New York Times , 28 Jan. 2020",
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"Maybe Apple will redesign the keyboard or maybe Intel will finally deliver a better processor or maybe, well, there are a lot of maybes . \u2014 Dieter Bohn, The Verge , 17 July 2019",
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"But that\u2019s a lot of maybes to receive in return for an MVP finalist and perennial DPOY candidate. \u2014 Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com , 6 July 2019",
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"My heart accelerated through all the scenes of waiting, by the phone and at the doctor's office, the shots, the treatment plans, the maybe, maybe, maybes , and sorry, sorry, sorrys. \u2014 Elissa Strauss, Glamour , 11 Oct. 2018",
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"But those maybes had always been accompanied by a long list of reasons why a virus wouldn't work. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 18 July 2018",
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"All of those maybes should help to explain the outsize popularity of SpongeBob\u2019s BFF Patrick. \u2014 Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com , 12 July 2018",
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"That\u2019s a lot of ifs, maybes and calculations, something that few people in any corner wish to have more of in a program that is already confounding. \u2014 Ron Lieber, New York Times , 23 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101-b\u0113",
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"also \u02c8me-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"conceivably",
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"mayhap",
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"perchance",
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"perhaps",
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"possibly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001408",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mayberry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an erect branching ornamental bramble ( Rubus palmatus ) with white flowers and yellow edible early-ripening fruits":[]
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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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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u2014 see berry"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225049",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"maybeso":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": maybe":[]
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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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"maybe entry 1 + so":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190330",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"mayflower":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1527, 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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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccflau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115808",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mayfly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of an order (Ephemeroptera) of insects with an aquatic nymph and a short-lived, fragile adult lacking mouthparts and having membranous, heavily veined wings and two or three long, threadlike tails":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Not to mention component and frame standards that have the life expectancy of a mayfly . \u2014 Josh Patterson, Outside Online , 18 May 2020",
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"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Significant drops have been found in mayfly populations in the American Midwest, butterfly numbers in the Sierra Nevadas, and caterpillar diversity in northern Costa Rica. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"Some would sip the mouse like a tiny mayfly ; others would leap completely out of the water, grabbing the fly on the way down. \u2014 Chris Santella, Anchorage Daily News , 18 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1653, 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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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccfl\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111022",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mayhap":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": perhaps":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"mayhap I could see you again next week"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1531, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the phrase may hap":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02cchap",
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"m\u0101-\u02c8hap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"conceivably",
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"maybe",
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"perchance",
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"perhaps",
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"possibly"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081623",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"mayhappen":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of mayhappen chiefly dialectal variant of mayhap"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-215420",
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"type":[]
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},
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"mayhaw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hawthorn ( Crataegus aestivalis ) of the southern U.S. that bears a juicy scarlet acid fruit often used in jellies or preserves":[]
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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":"20220707-185634",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mayhem":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": needless or willful damage or violence":[
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"movies filled with murder and mayhem"
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],
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": willful and permanent crippling, mutilation, or disfigurement of any part of the body":[],
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": willful and permanent deprivation of a bodily member resulting in the impairment of a person's fighting ability":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"movies filled with murder and mayhem",
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"a criminal who escaped from prison and caused mayhem",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Storms and other weather events can inject mayhem into the country\u2019s air travel. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"In his speech to supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, just before the crowd caused mayhem during its breach of the U.S. Capitol, Trump mentioned the plan for Pence to employ the alternate electors. \u2014 Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"The plan backfires, natch, and comic mayhem , with an undercurrent of pathos, ensues. \u2014 Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Patrick Somerville, the show\u2019s creator, saw the story as a necessary counterpoint to all the doom and mayhem . \u2014 Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Who knew audiences' need for dinosaur mayhem would be trumped by their need for speed",
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"The Boys will continue to cause mayhem at Prime Video. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 June 2022",
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"In this 2018 sequel, Michael Myers is back for more mayhem . \u2014 Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping , 9 June 2022",
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"Breathless fervor, something bordering on persistent mayhem , has become the hallmark of the modern Champions League. \u2014 New York Times , 28 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mayme, mahaime , from Anglo-French mahaim mutilation, mayhem, from maheimer, mahaigner to maim, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German meiden gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259m",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02cchem, -\u0259m",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02cchem"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130434",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"mayor":{
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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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": an official elected or appointed to act as chief executive or nominal head of a city, town, or borough":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8mer",
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"especially before names (\u02cc)mer",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259r, \u02c8mer",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the mayor of New York",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To address tree inequities, Lightfoot\u2019s administration isn\u2019t planning on having the mayor stroll down every city block. \u2014 Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"Both lawsuits maintain the officers lives were put in danger after the former mayor identified them publicly, with Brosnan leaving the state in fear for his life. \u2014 Jozsef Papp, ajc , 11 June 2022",
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"After the Civil War, Doane was appointed mayor in Yazoo City Mississippi in 1867. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 11 June 2022",
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"Johnson, Milwaukee's first Black mayor , will serve as the grand marshal for the celebrations. \u2014 Hannah Hernandez, Journal Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"More:3 months after Kentucky tornadoes, Mayfield mayor shares stories of hardship and heroics South Hopkins Water District Superintendent Jon Blalock lost his house to the tornado and began to rebuild in March. \u2014 Lauren Craddock, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
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"Santa Claus, a Democratic socialist and current mayor pro tem of North Pole, Alaska, came in fourth in the poll. \u2014 Aaron Navarro, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
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"The eastern city of Severodonetsk, the locus of the Russian war effort, is under such intense bombardment that evacuation is impossible for the roughly 10,000 civilians trapped there, its mayor said Thursday. \u2014 Mar\u00eda Luisa Pa\u00fal, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
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"Only a little more than 23% of voters turned out in the 2013 contest that elected Garcetti mayor . \u2014 James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English maire , from Anglo-French, from Latin major greater \u2014 more at major":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182600"
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"mayweed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": strong-scented European chamomile ( Anthemis cotula ) that is naturalized along roadsides in the U.S. and has flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays":[],
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": feverfew":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"may- (from maythe ) + weed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225106"
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},
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"May tree":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hawthorn":[]
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},
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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":"20220709-014517"
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},
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"maypop":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccp\u00e4p"
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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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"Hopefully, the gorgeous flower of the native maypop (Passiflora incarnata), which is the center\u2019s logo, will be in bloom. \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 27 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of maracock , perhaps from Virginia Algonquian":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034416"
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},
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"mayoralty":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the office or term of office of a mayor":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8mer-\u0259l-",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259-r\u0259l-t\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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"During her mayoralty , the mayor greatly improved the city.",
|
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"He won the mayoralty in the last two elections.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Kishimoto, an environmental activist who worked at Dutch research organization The Transnational Institute prior to running for the mayoralty , lived in Japan for the first 25 years of her life. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Despite the success of Mr. de Blasio\u2019s major initiatives \u2014 universal prekindergarten, paid sick leave \u2014 the hallmark of his mayoralty was his talent for alienating people who were inclined to like him and largely agreed with his policymaking. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Not long after winning New York City\u2019s Democratic primary, Eric Adams had a quick answer to the question of how his potential mayoralty should be judged. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The irony of course is that this is all unfolding in the waning days of a mayoralty that had committed itself above all to recognizing the unrecognized. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Violent crime trended down in New York City for 28 years beginning with the last two of David Dinkins\u2019s term as mayor, through the Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg years, and for the first six years of Bill de Blasio\u2019s mayoralty . \u2014 WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Now come new issues of crime and policing, with Biden making a public show of appearing alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police officer who is staking his mayoralty on cracking down on crime. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But the shooting death on Friday of Officer Jason Rivera \u2014 whose partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, was also gravely wounded \u2014 poses the greatest challenge to Mr. Adams early in his mayoralty . \u2014 New York Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Last weekend, Eric Adams unveiled the transition team for his incoming mayoralty . \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 11 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English mairaltee , from Anglo-French mairalt\u00e9 , from maire":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045629"
|
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},
|
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"May queen":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a girl or young woman selected to preside over a May Day festival or other May party":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060835"
|
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},
|
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"mayonnaise":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a dressing made chiefly of egg yolks, vegetable oils, and vinegar or lemon juice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccm\u0101-\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101z",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccn\u0101z",
|
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101z",
|
|
"\u02c8ma-\u02ccn\u0101z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Add the mayonnaise mixture to the bun pieces and stir to combine; let sit 10 minutes, then gently fold in the crabmeat. \u2014 Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant , 1 July 2022",
|
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"When the potatoes have cooled completely, add them to the mayonnaise mixture and stir gently to coat. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Growing up with five siblings, Scott accepted mayonnaise sandwiches and occasional electricity shut-offs as ordinary aspects of life. \u2014 Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
|
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"When the potatoes have cooled completely, add them to the mayonnaise mixture and stir gently to coat. \u2014 Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Let the garlic cool, then mince the cloves and add them to the mayonnaise mixture. \u2014 Christina Bernstein, Outside Online , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
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"The other half of the roll is slathered with mayonnaise and layered with iceberg lettuce and tomato. \u2014 Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"In Amsterdam, all that stood between me and a paper cone of thick-cut fries topped with mayonnaise was a 10-minute stroll across canal bridges dressed with fresh flowers. \u2014 Sarah Greaves-gabbadon, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
|
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"In a medium bowl, add the trout, cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, mayonnaise , capers, pickles, and half the dill. \u2014 Colu Henry, Vogue , 26 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073321"
|
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},
|
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"Maytime":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the month of May":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02cct\u012bm"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091836"
|
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},
|
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"mayor-council":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or constituting a method of municipal government in which policy-making and administrative powers are vested in a usually elective mayor and council \u2014 compare council-manager plan , strong mayor , weak mayor":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092249"
|
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},
|
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"Maytide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the period or month of May":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105052"
|
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},
|
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"Mayon":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"volcano 8077 feet (2462 meters) high in southeastern Luzon, Philippines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"m\u00e4-\u02c8y\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122022"
|
|
},
|
|
"may":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"auxiliary verb",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"helping verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": have permission to":[
|
|
"you may go now",
|
|
"a rug on which children may sprawl",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Silberman",
|
|
"\u2014 used nearly interchangeably with can"
|
|
],
|
|
": be free to":[
|
|
"you may go now",
|
|
"a rug on which children may sprawl",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Silberman",
|
|
"\u2014 used nearly interchangeably with can"
|
|
],
|
|
": have the ability to":[],
|
|
": shall , must":[
|
|
"\u2014 used in law where the sense, purpose, or policy requires this interpretation"
|
|
],
|
|
"Theresa (Mary) 1956\u2013 n\u00e9e Theresa Mary Brasier British prime minister (2016\u20132019)":[],
|
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": maiden":[],
|
|
": the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar":[],
|
|
": the early vigorous blooming part of human life : prime":[],
|
|
": the festivities of May Day":[],
|
|
": green or flowering branches used for May Day decorations":[],
|
|
": a plant that yields may: such as":[],
|
|
": hawthorn":[],
|
|
": a spring-flowering spirea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
|
"Shakespeare called it \u201cthe merry month of May .\u201d",
|
|
"The last two Mays have been cold and rainy."
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English (1st & 3rd singular present indicative), from Old English m\u00e6g ; akin to Old High German mag (1st & 3rd singular present indicative) have power, am able (infinitive magan ), and perhaps to Greek m\u0113chos means, expedient":"Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English m\u01e3g kinsman, kinswoman, maiden":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French mai , from Latin Maius , from Maia , Roman goddess":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154503"
|
|
},
|
|
"May":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"auxiliary verb",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"helping verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": have permission to":[
|
|
"you may go now",
|
|
"a rug on which children may sprawl",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Silberman",
|
|
"\u2014 used nearly interchangeably with can"
|
|
],
|
|
": be free to":[
|
|
"you may go now",
|
|
"a rug on which children may sprawl",
|
|
"\u2014 C. E. Silberman",
|
|
"\u2014 used nearly interchangeably with can"
|
|
],
|
|
": have the ability to":[],
|
|
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|
|
"\u2014 used in law where the sense, purpose, or policy requires this interpretation"
|
|
],
|
|
"Theresa (Mary) 1956\u2013 n\u00e9e Theresa Mary Brasier British prime minister (2016\u20132019)":[],
|
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": maiden":[],
|
|
": the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar":[],
|
|
": the early vigorous blooming part of human life : prime":[],
|
|
": the festivities of May Day":[],
|
|
": green or flowering branches used for May Day decorations":[],
|
|
": a plant that yields may: such as":[],
|
|
": hawthorn":[],
|
|
": a spring-flowering spirea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
|
"Shakespeare called it \u201cthe merry month of May .\u201d",
|
|
"The last two Mays have been cold and rainy."
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English (1st & 3rd singular present indicative), from Old English m\u00e6g ; akin to Old High German mag (1st & 3rd singular present indicative) have power, am able (infinitive magan ), and perhaps to Greek m\u0113chos means, expedient":"Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English m\u01e3g kinsman, kinswoman, maiden":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French mai , from Latin Maius , from Maia , Roman goddess":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c":"Auxiliary verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155614"
|
|
},
|
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"May whaup":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": whimbrel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163925"
|
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},
|
|
"Mayr":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Ernst 1904\u20132005 American (German-born) biologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012b(-\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164629"
|
|
},
|
|
"May Day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"communications signal",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": May 1 celebrated as a springtime festival and in some countries as Labor Day":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccd\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French m'aider help me":"Communications signal"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":"Communications signal",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181852"
|
|
},
|
|
"Mayday":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"communications signal",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": May 1 celebrated as a springtime festival and in some countries as Labor Day":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccd\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French m'aider help me":"Communications signal"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":"Communications signal",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184111"
|
|
},
|
|
"Maypole dance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a folk dance in which long ribbons are woven about a Maypole by the dancers, typically as part of a May Day festivity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193121"
|
|
},
|
|
"May curlew":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": whimbrel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213942"
|
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},
|
|
"Mayoid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a linguistic subdivision of the Mayan of Guatemala, Honduras, and the states of Chiapas, Tabasco, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz, Mexico":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\u00e4\u02ccy-",
|
|
"\u02c8m\u012b\u02cc(y)\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Maya + -oid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222321"
|
|
},
|
|
"Mayo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mayonnaise":[],
|
|
"Charles Horace 1865\u20131939 and his brother William James 1861\u20131939 American surgeons":[],
|
|
"river 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in the northwestern Mexico state of Sonora flowing southwest into the Gulf of California":[],
|
|
"county of northwestern Ireland on the Atlantic in Connacht ; capital Castlebar area 2084 square miles (5418 square kilometers), population 130,638":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"Murphy\u2019s chicken sandwich is topped with jalapenos, cabbage slaw and a spicy mayo . \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
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"What really seals the deal is the spicy mayo , though. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Murphy\u2019s chicken sandwich is topped with jalapenos, cabbage slaw and a spicy mayo . \u2014 Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star , 1 June 2022",
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"Searing Cajun spices sparkle on the deeply crispy, flaky swai, cayenne pepper cooled by their sunny, in-house mayo . \u2014 Nick Rallo, Dallas News , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"The roll: Five and a half ounces of fresh, boiled-in-seawater Cape Porpoise lobster mixed with a little mayo , a little melted butter, or both. \u2014 Virginia M. Wright, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
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"Brush the remaining mayo on the skin of the chicken. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2021",
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|
"What really seals the deal is the spicy mayo , though. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 July 2021",
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"Season the lemony mayo with fresh herbs, anchovy or capers. \u2014 Jeanmarie Brownson, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021",
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"Season the lemony mayo with fresh herbs, anchovy or capers. \u2014 Jeanmarie Brownson, Star Tribune , 23 June 2021"
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"definitions":{
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": an Indian timber tree ( Pterospermum acerifolium ) with a reddish moderately hard and heavy wood used largely for planking":[]
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"m\u0259\u02c8ye\u014b"
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"origin unknown":""
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various weedy composite plants":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101t\u035fh"
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],
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"Middle English, from Old English m\u00e6gtha, magethe":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145948"
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},
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an early-ripening dark red duke cherry":[]
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},
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"\u02c8m\u0101\u0259(r)\u02ccship",
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"\u02c8me(\u0259)r\u02cc-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164620"
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"Maine \\ \u02c8m\u0101n , \u02c8men \\ River (8 miles, or 13 kilometers, long), which flows into the Loire River"
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},
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"definitions":{
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"Louis B(urt) 1884\u20131957 originally Lazar Meir American (Russian-born) film producer and executive":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8mer"
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],
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},
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"Maytenus":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large genus of tropical American shrubs and trees (family Celastraceae) having evergreen leaves, small axillary flowers, and leathery capsules":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u012b\u02c8t\u0113n\u0259s"
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],
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"New Latin, from Spanish mait\u00e9n":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185950"
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},
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"May rose":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": guelder rose":[],
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": damask rose":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004937"
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},
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"maypole":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tall flower-wreathed pole forming a center for May Day sports and dances":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u02ccp\u014dl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Their traditions include dancing around a maypole -- a symbol which some view as phallic. \u2014 Forrest Brown, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"The painting commemorates a Christian sacrament, but it is framed with Native dancers and an Indigenous sport where men suspended on ropes from their ankles or waists whirl around a tall wooden post \u2014 sort of an extreme maypole . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Highlights will also include an aerial artist, a giant oak tree flanked with maypole dancers, a huge moving wedding cake sounding out Bollywood hits, a towering dragon and three-story-high beasts. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
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|
"Highlights will also include an aerial artist, a giant oak tree flanked with maypole dancers, a huge moving wedding cake sounding out Bollywood hits, a towering dragon and three-story-high beasts. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 5 June 2022",
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"Highlights will also include an aerial artist, a giant oak tree flanked with maypole dancers, a huge moving wedding cake sounding out Bollywood hits, a towering dragon and three-story-high beasts. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
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"This year\u2019s events include a quilt show, history talks, 1K, 5K and 10K runs, parade, pioneer reenactments, a beard contest, a maypole dance, a wife-carrying competition and pickleball tournament. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
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"Or a dancer might trail more rope, like a leash held by other performers who wind it around her in maypole fashion. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"There was something merry in all this going around, akin perhaps to dancing around the maypole , albeit in multi-ton vehicles that can cause injury or death. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015527"
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},
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"type":[
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"\u02c8m\u0101nt",
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"\u02c8m\u0101-\u0259nt",
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"m\u0101nt"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1631, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a youth presiding over May Day festivities":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025958"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Chilean evergreen tree ( maytenus boaria ) having pendulous branches, slender lanceolate leaves, and minute flowers and being cultivated as an ornamental in warm countries":[]
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},
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"(\u02c8)m\u012b\u00a6ten"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish mait\u00e9n , from Araucanian ma\u00f1t\u00fan":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032852"
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},
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"May star":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": starflower sense b":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034127"
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},
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"Mayoruna":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a people of Brazil and northeastern Peru":[],
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": a member of such people":[],
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": the language of the Mayoruna people sometimes classed as Panoan":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccm\u012b\u0259\u02c8r\u00fcn\u0259"
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],
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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":"20220712-041823"
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},
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"may lily":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lily of the valley":[]
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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":"20220712-085304"
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},
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"Mayotte":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"island of the Comoros; a French dependency area 144 square miles (374 square kilometers), population 213,000 \u2014 see comoros":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"m\u00e4-\u02c8y\u00e4t",
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"-\u02c8y\u022ft"
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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":"20220712-103654"
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},
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"Mays":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Willie (Howard), Jr. 1931\u2013 American baseball player":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8m\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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115235"
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},
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"May pear":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": juneberry":[]
|
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},
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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":"20220712-120321"
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},
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"May pink":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": cottage pink":[],
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": rhodora sense 2":[]
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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":"20220712-140520"
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},
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"May lady":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": may queen":[]
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},
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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":"20220712-201422"
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},
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"city of southern Russia in Europe population 150,000":[]
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|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"m\u012b-\u02c8k\u022fp"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233322"
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},
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"maying":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the celebrating of May Day":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8m\u0101-i\u014b"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235239"
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}
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