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{
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"wench":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a female servant":[
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"a tavern wench"
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],
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": a girl or woman of a socially low class":[
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"They replied that they had seen nobody leave but a young girl, very shabbily dressed, and who had more the air of a poor country wench than a gentlewoman.",
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"\u2014 Charles Perrault"
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],
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": a lewd or promiscuous woman : a female prostitute":[],
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": a young woman or girl":[
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"\"\u2026 why not ask the wench's hand from her father, if thou hadst any honesty in thy love for her",
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"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
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],
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": to associate with and especially to have sexual relations with promiscuous women or prostitutes":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a fairytale about the transformation of a lowly kitchen wench into an elegant lady",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Nothing says Christmas romance like jokes about douches, wenches , and medieval punishment. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 19 Nov. 2019",
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"How did this land wench know the fearsome Captain Morgan",
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"Things get blurry when the two-step into character for the Faire, Emily as tavern wench Emma and Simon as dashing pirate Captain Leatherpants Blackthorne. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
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"The adventures of this knight (Robert J. Townsend) and his squire, Sancho Panza (Jeffrey Landman), quickly crystallize around Quixote\u2019s spellbound love for a wench of ill repute, Aldonza (Heidi Meyer). \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
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"The dotty house wench in 12 Years a Slave becomes Mufasa\u2019s mate, Queen of the Pride Lands, and Simba\u2019s mother. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 19 July 2019",
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"Denbo is, obviously, delighted, and gives me tips on the best way to experience it, including: see a water wench show and indulge in all the delicious food but maybe skip the pizza. \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 8 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1599, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wenche , short for wenchel child, from Old English wencel ; akin to Old High German wank\u014dn to totter, waver and probably to Old High German winchan to stagger \u2014 more at wink":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wench"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"chippie",
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"chippy",
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"doxy",
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"doxie",
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"fancy woman",
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"floozy",
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"floozie",
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"hoochie",
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"hussy",
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"Jezebel",
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"minx",
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"quean",
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"tramp",
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"trollop"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230316",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"Wendy house":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small house for children to play in":[]
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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":"20220708-154027"
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},
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"Wen Jiabao":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"1942\u2013 prime minister of China (2003\u201313)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02c8jy\u00e4-\u02c8bau\u0307"
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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":"20220708-161031"
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},
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"wentletrap":{
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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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"\u02c8wen-t\u1d4al-\u02cctrap"
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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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"Dutch wenteltrap winding stair, from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe , from wendel turning + trappe stairs":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163037"
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},
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"wen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an abnormal growth or a cyst protruding from a surface especially of the skin":[],
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": a runic letter used in Old English and Middle English to represent the consonant \\w\\":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wen"
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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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"Middle English wenn , from Old English; akin to Middle Low German wene wen":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203629"
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},
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"wen-li":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the archaic style of classical Chinese literary composition having many complex rules and prevailing until the literary revolution of 1917 : a literary style of Chinese as distinguished from colloquial style \u2014 compare pai-hua":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259n\u02c8l\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Chinese (Pekingese) w\u00ean 2 -li 3 , from w\u00ean 2 literature + li 3 style":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205723"
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},
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"Wenatchee":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in central Washington population 31,925":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"w\u0259-\u02c8na-ch\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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205742"
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},
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"wen-yen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": written Chinese of or conforming to the complex style used in classical literature : classical Chinese \u2014 compare pai-hua":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259n\u02c8yen"
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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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"Chinese (Pekingese) w\u00ean 2 -yen 2 , from w\u00ean 2 literature + yen 2 language":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212551"
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},
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"Wenzhou":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on the East China Sea in the province of Zhejiang, eastern China population 2,862,500":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0259n-\u02c8j\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220622"
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},
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"Wenlock":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wen\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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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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"from Wenlock , borough of Shropshire, England":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012029"
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},
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"Wentworth":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"William Charles 1793\u20131872 Australian statesman":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8went-(\u02cc)w\u0259rth"
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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":"20220709-023325"
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},
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"wendish":{
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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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": of or relating to the Wends or their language":[],
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": the West Slavic language of the Wends":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wen-dish"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"1614, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1617, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052348"
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},
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"Wends":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to direct one's course : travel":[],
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": to proceed on (one's way) : direct":[],
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": a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wend"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We wended through the narrow streets.",
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"We wended our way through the narrow streets.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The three-mile loop will pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and wend around the base of volcanic Lone Mountain. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"Sixty Tour kicks off June 1 in Madrid and wend across the continent, including two gigs at London\u2019s Hyde Park, before wrapping July 31 in Stockholm. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Not only does the story wend its way down a rambling country lane, but the road is bordered with giant hedgerows. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"A dozen miles of hiking trails wend through woods and over seaside cliffs; trails on the island\u2019s east end, farthest from town, are the most magnificent, looking out from the headlands over endless ocean. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
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"Hikers revel in the many trails that wend their way across rocky beaches, golden prairies and lush forests. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"There is pleasure in watching this narrative wend its leisurely way to a conclusion, but its three-hundred-plus densely packed pages seem to take a long time to get there. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The only thing that matters at Lightning Lap is how quickly a vehicle can wend its way through the circuit. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Assault charges can take a year or two to wend their way through the system, a period during which abuse can continue or worsen. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English wendan ; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist \u2014 more at wind entry 3":"Verb",
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"German Wende , from Old High German Winida ; akin to Old English Winedas , plural, Wends":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082831"
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},
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"wend":{
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": to proceed on (one's way) : direct":[],
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": a member of a Slavic people of eastern Germany":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wend"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Verb",
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"We wended through the narrow streets.",
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"We wended our way through the narrow streets.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The three-mile loop will pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and wend around the base of volcanic Lone Mountain. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"Sixty Tour kicks off June 1 in Madrid and wend across the continent, including two gigs at London\u2019s Hyde Park, before wrapping July 31 in Stockholm. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Not only does the story wend its way down a rambling country lane, but the road is bordered with giant hedgerows. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"A dozen miles of hiking trails wend through woods and over seaside cliffs; trails on the island\u2019s east end, farthest from town, are the most magnificent, looking out from the headlands over endless ocean. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
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"Hikers revel in the many trails that wend their way across rocky beaches, golden prairies and lush forests. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"There is pleasure in watching this narrative wend its leisurely way to a conclusion, but its three-hundred-plus densely packed pages seem to take a long time to get there. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The only thing that matters at Lightning Lap is how quickly a vehicle can wend its way through the circuit. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Assault charges can take a year or two to wend their way through the system, a period during which abuse can continue or worsen. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English wendan ; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist \u2014 more at wind entry 3":"Verb",
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"German Wende , from Old High German Winida ; akin to Old English Winedas , plural, Wends":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093414"
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"Wenceslas":{
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"1361\u20131419 king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor (1378\u20131400) and (as Wenceslas IV) king of Bohemia (1378\u20131419)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sl\u0259s",
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"\u02c8wen(t)-s\u0259-\u02ccsl\u022fs"
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],
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},
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"\u02c8wend"
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"We wended through the narrow streets.",
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"We wended our way through the narrow streets.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The three-mile loop will pass through the Chihuahuan Desert and wend around the base of volcanic Lone Mountain. \u2014 Megan Michelson, Outside Online , 19 Apr. 2021",
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"Sixty Tour kicks off June 1 in Madrid and wend across the continent, including two gigs at London\u2019s Hyde Park, before wrapping July 31 in Stockholm. \u2014 Kory Grow, Rolling Stone , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Not only does the story wend its way down a rambling country lane, but the road is bordered with giant hedgerows. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"A dozen miles of hiking trails wend through woods and over seaside cliffs; trails on the island\u2019s east end, farthest from town, are the most magnificent, looking out from the headlands over endless ocean. \u2014 Will Grunewald, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
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"Hikers revel in the many trails that wend their way across rocky beaches, golden prairies and lush forests. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"There is pleasure in watching this narrative wend its leisurely way to a conclusion, but its three-hundred-plus densely packed pages seem to take a long time to get there. \u2014 Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The only thing that matters at Lightning Lap is how quickly a vehicle can wend its way through the circuit. \u2014 Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Assault charges can take a year or two to wend their way through the system, a period during which abuse can continue or worsen. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021"
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"Middle English, from Old English wendan ; akin to Old High German wenten to turn, Old English windan to twist \u2014 more at wind entry 3":"Verb",
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"German Wende , from Old High German Winida ; akin to Old English Winedas , plural, Wends":"Noun"
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"\u02c8wen-dish"
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"(\u02c8)wen\u00a6l\u00e4k\u0113\u0259n"
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