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228 lines
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{
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"taffy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a boiled candy usually of sugar, molasses or corn syrup, butter, and often vinegar and vanilla that is pulled until porous and glossy":[],
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": insincere flattery":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the magazine's profiles of showbiz celebrities tend to be pure taffy",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tootsie Roll still thrives selling its chocolate taffy candy 115 years after its 1907 debut. \u2014 Gregg Opelka, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
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"Sagittarius A* is stretching some nearby celestial objects like taffy , as black holes are wont to do, but those objects are hundreds of times bigger than models predict. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
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"Among naked-rat nobles, the blood-filtering organ, which houses, nurtures, and manufactures a menagerie of immune cells, tends to be quite buxom and elongated, as if pulled lengthwise like taffy . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"At last night\u2019s Grammy awards, best progressive R&B album nominee Eric Bellinger skipped a shirt beneath his taffy green suit. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Now, envision connective tissue as a combination of duct tape and taffy that can be stretched, but not easily. \u2014 Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"This season, a new exhibit will celebrate Carnival food, including food trucks, mystic society dinners and the MoonPies, taffy , ramen noodles, peanuts and other food often thrown from floats. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"Unlike many smaller Oregon coast towns that are confined to a single strip or a few restaurants, Seaside is chock-full of storefronts where visitors can buy beach clothes, taffy , smoked salmon or a bite to eat. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"The other features funnel cake mix, popcorn, taffy , honey sticks, deep-fried Oreo mix and a souvenir mug. \u2014 Rick Nelson, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ta-f\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"adulation",
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"blarney",
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"butter",
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"flannel",
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"flattery",
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"incense",
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"overpraise",
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"soft soap",
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"sweet talk"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215715",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"taffrail log":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a log that is mounted on the taffrail of a ship and consists of a rotator, log line, and recording device \u2014 compare harpoon log":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061140"
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},
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"taffrail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the upper part of the stern of a wooden ship":[],
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": a rail around the stern of a ship":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8taf-\u02ccr\u0101l",
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"-r\u0259l"
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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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"modification of Dutch tafereel , from Middle Dutch, panel, from Old French tablel \u2014 more at tableau":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063336"
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},
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"taffetized":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a crisp finish":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ta-f\u0259-\u02cct\u012bzd"
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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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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-101349"
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},
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"taffeta weave":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": plain weave":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110027"
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},
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"taffeta":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crisp plain-woven lustrous fabric of various fibers used especially for women's clothing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ta-f\u0259-t\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Memorably, the Queen's granddaughter Princess Beatrice wore a white taffeta , heavily embellished dress designed by Norman Hartnell for her July 2020 wedding. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Pair this taffeta Akris with a stunning pair of stilettos and twirl the night away. \u2014 Gaby Keiderling, Vogue , 21 May 2022",
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"For the ceremony, the Transformers actor wore a black gown from Zuhair Murad's fall-winter 2021 collection, which included a strapless corset bodice made of beaded tulle and a shiny liquid- taffeta skirt with a thigh-high slit. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 May 2022",
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"Unless the label reads otherwise, that includes silk, acetate, velvet, taffeta and many wool items. \u2014 Kevin Brasler, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"In creating the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne, the One Night In Miami... director reimagines a fitting with the designer, sketches in one hand\u2014the other outstretched\u2014and her seamstress pinning the hem of a client\u2019s lace- and taffeta -trimmed day dress. \u2014 Chloe Malle, Vogue , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The Gaultier dress's many ruffles and folds gave the illusion of motion and taffeta -adjacent lightness\u2014but the gown was actually stiff and heavy, according to the red-carpet telecast. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Kelty took its popular 20-degree Cosmic, changed rectangular baffles to trapezoidal ones (which retain more heat), swapped 550-fill down for 800, and added a taffeta liner. \u2014 Ryan Stuart, Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
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"The New York designer closed his spring collection with a washed floral gown that managed to look relaxed and easy while incorporating 20 yards of taffeta , plus flounces, ruffles, and giant poofed sleeves. \u2014 Christina Binkley, Town & Country , 8 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English taffata , from Anglo-French, from Old Italian taffett\u00e0 , from Turkish tafta , from Persian t\u0101ftah woven":""
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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":"20220712-114919"
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},
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"TAF":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"tactical air force":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141820"
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},
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"Taft":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"1860\u20131936 American sculptor":[
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"Lo*ra*do \\ l\u0259-\u200b\u02c8r\u0101-\u200b(\u02cc)d\u014d \\"
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],
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"Robert Alphonso 1889\u20131953 son of William Howard Taft American politician":[],
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"William Howard 1857\u20131930 27th president of the U.S. (1909\u201313); chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1921\u201330)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8taft"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021354"
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},
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"tafia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an inferior rum made especially from distilled sugarcane juice in the West Indies":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8taf\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from West Indian Creole, alteration of ratafia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025741"
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},
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"taffy pull":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a social gathering at which taffy is made":[]
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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":"20220713-032938"
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}
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} |