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989 lines
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"circa 1800\u20131838 Seminole Indian chief":[]
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"\u02cc\u014d-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-s\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-l\u0259"
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"Oscillatoria":{
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of blue-green algae that is the type of the family Oscillatoriaceae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from feminine of oscillatorius oscillatory":""
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"\u02cc\u00e4s\u0259l\u0259\u02c8t\u014dr\u0113\u0259"
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"noun"
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"Ossietzky":{
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"definitions":{
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"Carl von 1889\u20131938 German writer and pacifist":[]
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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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"\u02cc\u00e4-s\u0113-\u02c8et-sk\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140906",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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"Ossining":{
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"definitions":{
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"town on the Hudson River in southeastern New York population 25,060":[]
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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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"\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-ni\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072956",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"oscillate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to move or travel back and forth between two points":[
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"he oscillates regularly between his comfortable home \u2026 and his downtown office-laboratory",
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"\u2014 Gladwin Hill"
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],
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": to swing backward and forward like a pendulum":[
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"The fan was oscillating ."
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],
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": to vary above and below a mean value":[
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"Bank rate oscillates between 2 and 6 percent."
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],
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": to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories":[
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"The mood of the voters has oscillated between optimism and pessimism."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, when estrogen levels oscillate , which happens throughout a person\u2019s life, migraine can get worse. \u2014 Kirsten Nunez, SELF , 22 June 2022",
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"One issue, then, that perhaps should have been anticipated this time was a condition called porpoising, where the cars oscillate vertically at a rather high frequency while traveling at high speed, violently shaking the driver in the process. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 16 June 2022",
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"The stories oscillate from autobiographical childhood tales to hilarious slice-of-life anecdotes with some of the biggest names in sports, like Mike Tyson and Serena Williams. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Students learn that a wave can oscillate only as fast as its highest-frequency sine wave component. \u2014 Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine , 16 May 2022",
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"There's an option to oscillate the wand as well, providing a more thorough cleaning experience. \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Ever since the discovery of this shape-shifting behavior in 1998, physicists have struggled to pin down exactly how neutrinos oscillate , and three missing measurements of crucial parameters remain. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"The first and most well-known parameter, charge-parity (CP) violation, dictates whether neutrinos and their antiparticle counterparts oscillate in the same way, and could help explain why there is more matter than antimatter in the universe. \u2014 Thomas Lewton, Scientific American , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Neither Donald Trump nor the woke left inspires confidence around the world, and an American political system that appears doomed to oscillate between them won\u2019t indefinitely maintain the leadership on which America\u2019s peace and security depend. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1726, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin oscillatus , past participle of oscillare to swing, from oscillum swing":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for oscillate swing , sway , oscillate , vibrate , fluctuate , waver , undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side. the door suddenly swung open sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement. trees swaying in the breeze oscillate stresses a usually regular alternation of direction. an oscillating fan vibrate suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact. the vibrating strings of a piano fluctuate suggests constant irregular changes of level, intensity, or value. fluctuating interest rates waver stresses irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering. the exhausted runner wavered before collapsing undulate suggests a gentle wavelike motion. an undulating sea of grass",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-074051",
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"adjective",
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"intransitive verb",
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"verb"
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"oscillating current":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": electric current consisting of oscillations":[]
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202447",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"oscillating wave":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": gregarious wave":[]
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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":"20220707-073715",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"oscillation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a single swing (as of an oscillating body) from one extreme limit to the other":[
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"Each oscillation of the pendulum represents one second."
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],
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": the action or state of oscillating":[
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"stays can be effectively used to prevent oscillations in new bridges",
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"\u2014 D. B. Steinman"
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],
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": variation , fluctuation":[
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"famines due to excessive storminess and violent oscillations of rain and drought, heat and cold",
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"\u2014 Ellsworth Huntington"
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},
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"examples":[
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"the continued oscillation of the fan",
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"There has been oscillation between optimism and pessimism among voters.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"An oscillation between the two sets of concerns captures not only our unstable moral and social-justice intuitions, which often depend on who\u2019s the violator and who\u2019s the violated, but also the real trade-offs between privacy and competing concerns. \u2014 Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"While some fans out there only blow wind in one direction, this tower fan offers 90-degree oscillation , meaning that the cool air will reach your entire room. \u2014 Nicol Natale, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"The internal oscillation ensures that the air flow gets distributed evenly throughout the room for up to 20 feet, according to the testers. \u2014 Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 June 2022",
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"There are also more updates to running, offering insights into stride length, ground contact time and vertical oscillation . \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
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"New Running Metrics When tracking a run, the Apple Watch will now measure your stride length, ground contact time, and vertical oscillation , metrics typically reserved for running-specific wearables. \u2014 Francisco Lahoz, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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"The app will now be able to show more information at a glance, including vertical oscillation . \u2014 Christian De Looper, BGR , 6 June 2022",
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"The electronic front display shows speed and time functions, with four buttons directly above, one of which control oscillation . \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 13 Apr. 2021",
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"If one arm is slightly longer than the other, or the speed of light in that direction is a little slower, the wave on that arm will undergo some extra oscillation . \u2014 Chad Orzel, Forbes , 15 Sep. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1658, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4s-\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"change",
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"fluctuation",
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"flux",
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"inconstancy"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004711",
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"oscillation circuit":{
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"definitions":{
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": a circuit designed to produce electric oscillations":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074927",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"oscillation ripple":{
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"definitions":{
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": a symmetrical ripple on a bedding plane or on a sea or lake floor with sharp crest and broadly rounded trough formed by gregarious waves \u2014 compare current ripple":[]
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"examples":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014353",
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"type":[
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": a circuit designed to produce electric oscillations":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184843",
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"oscillation%20ripple":{
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": a symmetrical ripple on a bedding plane or on a sea or lake floor with sharp crest and broadly rounded trough formed by gregarious waves \u2014 compare current ripple":[]
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184220",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"oscillator":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that oscillates":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Here is an example of the stochastic oscillator using ether (ETH). \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"And there's a reading based on the stochastic oscillator that is an actual overbought reading. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"Its creation involved the filing of eight\u2014that number again, natch\u2014patent applications (involving, among other aspects, the watch glass assembly, barrel structure, oscillator module and bracelet). \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"So, Burt says, atomic clocks pair an oscillator with a collection of atoms to help keep that frequency stable. \u2014 Katrina Miller, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Atomic clocks, like every other kind, start with an oscillator : something that vibrates. \u2014 Katrina Miller, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"This watch features a rose gold metal casing and moving glitter pieces as well as a quartz oscillator and three hands to keep track of time as precisely as possible. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2021",
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"Then he was put on a high-frequency oscillator , another type of breathing machine that delivers very small breaths at a high rate, most commonly used for babies who are not responding to conventional ventilation. \u2014 Jamie Landers, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"An atomic clock employs an electric oscillator regulated by an atom\u2019s natural oscillation movement between the positive charge on the nucleus and the surrounding electron cloud. \u2014 Larry Printz, Ars Technica , 24 June 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180245",
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"type":[
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"oscillator?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=oscill05":{
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"definitions":{
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": one that oscillates":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Here is an example of the stochastic oscillator using ether (ETH). \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"And there's a reading based on the stochastic oscillator that is an actual overbought reading. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
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"Its creation involved the filing of eight\u2014that number again, natch\u2014patent applications (involving, among other aspects, the watch glass assembly, barrel structure, oscillator module and bracelet). \u2014 Nick Scott, Robb Report , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"So, Burt says, atomic clocks pair an oscillator with a collection of atoms to help keep that frequency stable. \u2014 Katrina Miller, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"Atomic clocks, like every other kind, start with an oscillator : something that vibrates. \u2014 Katrina Miller, Wired , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"This watch features a rose gold metal casing and moving glitter pieces as well as a quartz oscillator and three hands to keep track of time as precisely as possible. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2021",
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"Then he was put on a high-frequency oscillator , another type of breathing machine that delivers very small breaths at a high rate, most commonly used for babies who are not responding to conventional ventilation. \u2014 Jamie Landers, The Arizona Republic , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"An atomic clock employs an electric oscillator regulated by an atom\u2019s natural oscillation movement between the positive charge on the nucleus and the surrounding electron cloud. \u2014 Larry Printz, Ars Technica , 24 June 2020"
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"1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t-\u0259r",
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"osseous":{
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"definitions":{
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": bony sense 1":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"All three children have an extremely rare genetic disease called Schimke immuno- osseous dysplasia, or SIOD, that often destroys a person\u2019s ability to fight off infection and leads to kidney failure. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
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"According to the grand jury indictment, the Arch brothers filed 171 false claims for osseous surgeries with Medicaid between January 2015 and September 2017 for an amount totaling more than $350,000 in reimbursements. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"During that same period, she was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of dwarfism called Schimke immuno- osseous dysplasia (SIOD), which is also fatal. \u2014 Andy Kopsa, Cosmopolitan , 1 Aug. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1682, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin osseus , from oss-, os bone; akin to Greek osteon bone, Sanskrit asthi":""
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-\u0113-\u0259s",
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"ossification":{
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": a mass or particle of ossified tissue":[],
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": a tendency toward or state of being molded into a rigid, conventional, sterile, or unimaginative condition":[],
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": the hardening (as of muscular tissue) into a bony substance":[],
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": the natural process of bone formation":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Risser grade looks at the pelvic bone to document its growth and ossification ; the Sanders score does the same by looking at the left hand. \u2014 Katie Palmer, STAT , 14 May 2021",
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"The ossification of unemployment could make the last phases of the recovery slower and more painful as people are unable to return to their old jobs quickly and may need to find new ones in different industries. \u2014 Jason Furman, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2021",
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"The pressure eliminates the possibility of a swim bladder; the lack of food precludes the ossification of bones. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 10 May 2020",
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"Tehran hopes for American strategic ossification that could prove politically toxic. \u2014 Victor Davis Hanson, National Review , 9 Jan. 2020",
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"Meanwhile, our Huffy was in the beginning throes of ossification , its chain and sprockets a rusty mess. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 18 July 2019",
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"Intriguingly, as Laura Geggel of Live Science notes, the patterns of ossification observed in the Las Hoyas fossil are different from those seen in among other baby enantiornithines. \u2014 Brigit Katz, Smithsonian , 6 Mar. 2018",
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"Trauma to muscle, such as a fall or injury, may trigger rapid ossification of the area. \u2014 Fox News , 18 July 2017"
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"\u02cc\u00e4-s\u0259-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"ossified":{
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"definitions":{
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": to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change":[
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"so easy for the mind to ossify and generous ideals to end in stale platitudes",
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"\u2014 John Buchan"
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": to change (a material, such as cartilage ) into bone":[
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"ossified tendons of muscle"
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": to change into bone":[
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"The cartilages ossified with age."
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": to make rigidly conventional and opposed to change":[
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"ossified institutions",
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"ossified ideologies"
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"The cartilage will ossify , becoming bone.",
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"a disease that ossifies the joints",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At the end of the summer, the antlers ossify , and elk scrape the velvet off on trees. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"While that belief is beginning to ossify among Republicans, a divide is brewing over Trump\u2019s role in the party. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Sep. 2021",
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"Nadal, who has a longstanding foot problem because his navicular bone did not correctly ossify during childhood, was upbeat about his progress after his loss to Harris. \u2014 Ben Rothenberg, New York Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"But: There is a risk that over time a firm\u2019s social capital erodes, creativity flags, hierarchies ossify and team spirit fades, as Mr Hastings fears. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 16 Sep. 2020",
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"Revelations that at first seemed fatally poisonous to the presidency gradually ossified in Washington\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2020",
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"But once a baby takes its first breaths, its bone-forming cells are hard at work to ossify that cartilage\u2014or turn it into sturdier bone\u2014and join all the pieces together. \u2014 Alex Schwartz, Popular Science , 5 Feb. 2020",
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"What started in part as an effort in 1958 to break up cop and firefighter unions in Charlotte soon ossified into a state law covering all public employees. \u2014 Nick Martin, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2020",
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"Unlike many people of their generation, Helen and Brice have not ossified in their emeritus years. \u2014 Douglas Friedman, Town & Country , 22 Oct. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1699, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin oss-, os + English -ify":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234035",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ossifier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that ossifies":[]
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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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"\u02c8\u00e4s\u0259\u02ccf\u012b(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203926",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ossifrage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lammergeier":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1572, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin ossifraga , a bird of prey, from feminine of ossifragus bone-breaking, from oss-, os + frangere to break \u2014 more at break":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccfr\u0101j",
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"\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-frij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085806",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ossify":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change":[
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"so easy for the mind to ossify and generous ideals to end in stale platitudes",
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"\u2014 John Buchan"
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],
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": to change (a material, such as cartilage ) into bone":[
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"ossified tendons of muscle"
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],
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": to change into bone":[
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"The cartilages ossified with age."
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],
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": to make rigidly conventional and opposed to change":[
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"ossified institutions",
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"ossified ideologies"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The cartilage will ossify , becoming bone.",
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"a disease that ossifies the joints",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At the end of the summer, the antlers ossify , and elk scrape the velvet off on trees. \u2014 The New Yorker , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"While that belief is beginning to ossify among Republicans, a divide is brewing over Trump\u2019s role in the party. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Nadal, who has a longstanding foot problem because his navicular bone did not correctly ossify during childhood, was upbeat about his progress after his loss to Harris. \u2014 Ben Rothenberg, New York Times , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
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"But: There is a risk that over time a firm\u2019s social capital erodes, creativity flags, hierarchies ossify and team spirit fades, as Mr Hastings fears. \u2014 Daniel Tenreiro, National Review , 16 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Revelations that at first seemed fatally poisonous to the presidency gradually ossified in Washington\u2019s atmosphere. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"But once a baby takes its first breaths, its bone-forming cells are hard at work to ossify that cartilage\u2014or turn it into sturdier bone\u2014and join all the pieces together. \u2014 Alex Schwartz, Popular Science , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"What started in part as an effort in 1958 to break up cop and firefighter unions in Charlotte soon ossified into a state law covering all public employees. \u2014 Nick Martin, The New Republic , 31 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Unlike many people of their generation, Helen and Brice have not ossified in their emeritus years. \u2014 Douglas Friedman, Town & Country , 22 Oct. 2018"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1699, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin oss-, os + English -ify":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b",
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"\u02c8\u00e4s-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032352",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"ossing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of ossing present participle of osse"
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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":"20220630-221856",
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"type":[]
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},
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"osso buco":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dish of veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine, and seasoned stock":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In fact, the tapas are part of the big draw\u2014sample everything from butternut squash ravioli, tiger prawns, beef carpaccio and lamb osso buco . \u2014 Judy Koutsky, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Gates takes cues from the cuisine of West Texas and Europe with her elevated seasonal menu, which includes everything from elk osso buco , to venison meatballs, to cast-iron trout. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The osso buco alla meneghina ($68) with buttery risotto that is scented and colored with saffron is a Milanese classic. \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant was known for Italian American classics like osso buco and cannelloni. \u2014 Tanay Warerkar, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Try the homemade ravioli with osso buco and roast gravy, or ask about the daily specials. \u2014 Simeon Hall Jr., Bon App\u00e9tit , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Each dinner includes your choice of starter, a traditional turkey plate, six-hour osso buco or pan-roasted black bass. \u2014 Jenn Harris Senior Food Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"One of Cava\u2019s most popular dishes, pork osso buco simmered with onions and carrots and served with garlic mashed potatoes, also made the cut. \u2014 Beth D'addono, NOLA.com , 2 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Josine orders the veal rollatini and G\u00fcnter the osso buco . \u2014 Stephen O\u2019connor, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian ossobuco veal shank, literally, pierced bone":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u022f-s\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u014d-s\u014d-\u02c8b\u00fc-(\u02cc)k\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132924",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"ostensible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being such in appearance : plausible rather than demonstrably true or real":[
|
|
"the ostensible purpose for the trip"
|
|
],
|
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": intended for display : open to view":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"That intelligence and those facts, of course, all pertained to Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, the war's ostensible casus belli, which we now know did not exist. \u2014 Frank Rich , New York Review , 6 Apr. 2006",
|
|
"To listen again to \"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do\"\u2014probably the most relentlessly cheerful song ever written on the ostensible theme of misery\u2014is at once to admire its delicately judged textures and Swiss-watch precision \u2026 \u2014 Geoffrey O'Brien , New York Review of Books , 15 Dec. 2005",
|
|
"Its ostensible subject is America's murderous gun culture. Its real subject, of course, is the ravenous ego of its director-star, Michael Moore. \u2014 Scott Berg , Time , 14 July 2003",
|
|
"It's a snarky, glory-thieving place, the world of big-bucks political fund raising. Ostensible grownups can be reduced to screaming toddlers over who gets the credit for bringing in a major donor's gift \u2026 \u2014 Viveca Novak , Time , 14 June 1999",
|
|
"the ostensible reason for the meeting turned out to be a trick to get him to the surprise party",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The ostensible question for the Supreme Court was who had the authority to prosecute the non-Indian defendant, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, for child neglect towards his stepdaughter, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"As a reward of sorts, Ma is dispatched to Vietnam for an ostensible vacation that\u2019s really a covert operation, accompanied by his alternately vainglorious and spluttering Captain (Choi Gwi-hwa). \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The men in her movies may have made fun of her ostensible chastity, but her characters were not prudish so much as selective. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Real estate assets benefit from depreciation rules \u2014 developers can reduce their taxes every year by an amount reflecting their commercial assets\u2019 ostensible deterioration in value year by year. \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Making their way back out for the show's ostensible encore five minutes later, White and Jean had another jubilant jolt for the crowd, tying the knot in an onstage wedding ceremony officiated by Third Man's Ben Swank. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, USA TODAY , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Returning for the show's ostensible encore 5 minutes later, White and Jean wed in an onstage ceremony officiated Third Man's Ben Swank. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The ostensible reason is that the Biden Team worries about Ukrainians striking into Russian territory. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s the ostensible subject of Syms\u2019 ongoing video series, which brilliantly satirizes mass media and social media, representations of Blackness and gender, and the pervasiveness of empowerment programs and surveillance culture. \u2014 Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Latin ostensus , past participle of ostendere to show, from obs-, ob- in the way + tendere to stretch \u2014 more at ob- , thin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8sten-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ostensible apparent , illusory , seeming , ostensible mean not actually being what appearance indicates. apparent suggests appearance to unaided senses that may or may not be borne out by more rigorous examination or greater knowledge. the apparent cause of the accident illusory implies a false impression based on deceptive resemblance or faulty observation, or influenced by emotions that prevent a clear view. an illusory sense of security seeming implies a character in the thing observed that gives it the appearance, sometimes through intent, of something else. the seeming simplicity of the story ostensible suggests a discrepancy between an openly declared or naturally implied aim or reason and the true one. the ostensible reason for their visit",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"ostensive",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"prima facie",
|
|
"putative",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"seeming",
|
|
"supposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012057",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostensible partner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who holds himself out as a member of an actual partnership or one apparently existing or consenting to the partners or apparent partners representing him as such though as between themselves he is no partner : a partner by estoppel and liable as such to those relying thereon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042313",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostensibly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in an ostensible manner":[],
|
|
": to all outward appearances":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The god of cleanliness is never satisfied. In America, the ostensibly egalitarian nature of society meant that cleanliness was used to mark status. \u2014 Joanna Bourke , Harper's , April 2008",
|
|
"Budweiser and Miller, on the other hand, have eroded their credibility by launching brands ostensibly produced by microbreweries. They've been found out, with resulting customer cynicism. \u2014 James R. Rosenfield , Demographics , December 1997",
|
|
"The day after Clinton made his seemingly proactive statement, he met with congressional leaders of both parties, ostensibly to press the case for military intervention. \u2014 Michael Kelly , New Yorker , 19 Dec.1994",
|
|
"ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Each woman is put into solitary confinement upon arrival, ostensibly for a few days, but some are left there for up to two months. \u2014 Lynzy Billing, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The continuing shutdowns are ostensibly the work of local protesters demanding Dbeibah hand over his power, at the LNA\u2019s behest, Reuters reported. \u2014 Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"After having little to do in the first couple episodes, despite the series ostensibly being about her character, Von Rittberg finally gets to stretch her muscles as Elizabeth starts trying to wield her power and influence in her own way. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"That club opened the Grand Central Skate Park, which was what led to Andrew\u2019s founding at a storefront on Northeast 1st Avenue, just above Flagler Street, which is, ostensibly , the city of Miami\u2019s equator. \u2014 Nick Remsen, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The hearings are ostensibly about the president\u2019s budget request for the 2023 fiscal year, but Republicans are blaming Mr. Biden\u2019s policies, including the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, for high prices for consumer products. \u2014 Alan Rappeport, New York Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Hudson, their 12th-year center, was an unexcused absence from minicamp, ostensibly to renegotiate the two years and $20 million left on his deal. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Spiderhead lets incarcerated people participate in pharmaceutical trials in exchange for a separate and ostensibly easier confinement. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Many vendors merge products and services together into packages that ostensibly offer greater value for customers, but in effect paint them into a corner at the same time. \u2014 Tony Bradley, Forbes , 16 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see ostensible":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-s\u0259-bl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparently",
|
|
"evidently",
|
|
"ostensively",
|
|
"presumably",
|
|
"putatively",
|
|
"seemingly",
|
|
"supposedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092042",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostension":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act or process of showing, pointing out, or exhibiting":[],
|
|
": exposition of the Host":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ostensioun , from Middle French ostension , from Latin ostension-, ostensio , from ostensus (past participle of ostendere to show) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4\u02c8stench\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostensive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting definition by exemplifying the thing or quality being defined":[],
|
|
": ostensible sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ostensive purpose of his visit was to discuss the terms of his will",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This obviously doesn\u2019t mean the Nuggets reserve unit has transformed into the cream of the crop, and that minus-three remains a concern for a team with ostensive (if diminished) title hopes. \u2014 Joel Rush, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ask this question to a random group of people, the answer will most likely be ostensive . \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2018",
|
|
"Cairo streets are lined with campaign banners and posters extolling el-Sissi, who has done little in the way of traditional campaigning, and has not publicly mentioned his ostensive challenger, Moussa Mustafa Moussa. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-siv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"ostensible",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"prima facie",
|
|
"putative",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"seeming",
|
|
"supposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043536",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostensive definition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a definition accomplished by exhibiting and characterizing the thing to be defined or by pointing out and characterizing the cases or instances to be covered":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114729",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostensively":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting definition by exemplifying the thing or quality being defined":[],
|
|
": ostensible sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ostensive purpose of his visit was to discuss the terms of his will",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This obviously doesn\u2019t mean the Nuggets reserve unit has transformed into the cream of the crop, and that minus-three remains a concern for a team with ostensive (if diminished) title hopes. \u2014 Joel Rush, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Ask this question to a random group of people, the answer will most likely be ostensive . \u2014 Teddy Mcdarrah, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"The United Arab Emirates has taken advantage of the fight and now dominates the south, squeezing out its ostensive ally, Hadi. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2018",
|
|
"Cairo streets are lined with campaign banners and posters extolling el-Sissi, who has done little in the way of traditional campaigning, and has not publicly mentioned his ostensive challenger, Moussa Mustafa Moussa. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00e4-\u02c8sten(t)-siv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apparent",
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"assumed",
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"evident",
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"ostensible",
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"presumed",
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"prima facie",
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"putative",
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"reputed",
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"seeming",
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"supposed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010153",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"ostentation":{
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"antonyms":[
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"austerity",
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"plainness",
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"severity"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of displaying":[],
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": excessive display : vain and unnecessary show especially for the purpose of attracting attention, admiration, or envy : pretentiousness":[
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"She dresses stylishly without ostentation .",
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"an aesthetic preference for function over ostentation",
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"\u2014 Wendell Garrett",
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"their ostentation of new wealth and their prodigality with it",
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"\u2014 Mark Sullivan"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The actress avoids ostentation . She owns a small house and drives an inexpensive car.",
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"He writes simply and clearly and without ostentation .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 1972 Vidal became the owner of the property that would come to embody his own ego and self-projection, in its exclusivity and extravagance, in its isolation and ostentation . \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
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"The interiors are relatively forgettable but in a town marked by ostentation , the crowd counts for more than the surroundings. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
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"But music and lyric teams Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger (of the band The National), and Carin Besser concoct a mix of hip-hop versifying and Broadway ostentation to match Wright and Schmidt\u2019s PC anachronisms. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 25 Feb. 2022",
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"Quite often, those investments include yachts and jets, some of which are marvels of luxury and ostentation . \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"There is no swimming pool, none of the ostentation that characterizes other narco properties in Sinaloa. \u2014 Andr\u00c9s Villarreal, Chron , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"On Bravo, the most iconic personalities are usually a deft combination of combativeness, pride, and ostentation . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"In the online world, ostentation is a protean thing. \u2014 Laurence Scott, Wired , 14 July 2021",
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"Rain fell in the overnight hours with little ostentation but dogged persistence. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ostentacion , from Middle French, from Latin ostentation-, ostentatio , from ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-st\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"flamboyance",
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"flash",
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"flashiness",
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"garishness",
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"gaudiness",
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"glitz",
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"ostentatiousness",
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"pretentiousness",
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"showiness",
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"swank"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034232",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"ostentatious":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conservative",
|
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"quiet",
|
|
"understated",
|
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"unflamboyant",
|
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"unflashy"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation":[
|
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"an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge",
|
|
"The power of the government was present \u2026 but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.",
|
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"\u2014 Albert Hourani"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"That pompous excuse for a plush ride is a thumb in the eye to every taxpayer\u2014and in the case of an ostentatious cost-cutter, genuine hypocrisy. \u2014 William Safire , New York Times , 2 May 1991",
|
|
"Always proud to sit down with an ice-cold beer in my hand, I was ostentatious about it in town. \u2014 Mark Helprin , New Yorker , 30 May 1988",
|
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"She had driven to Prague from the Netherlands in her Porsche, telling friends she didn't give a hoot how ostentatious she might appear to the comrades. \u2014 Frank Deford , Sports Illustrated , 4 Aug. 1986",
|
|
"an ostentatious display of knowledge",
|
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"wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Colorful, bright, ostentatious , glamorous, over-the-top. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The work will surprise a viewer whose experience of still life derives from ostentatious Dutch, Italian, or later French examples. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Don\u2019t let the ostentatious title fool you; Swagger is deeper than the flash. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Big Boss\u2019s behavior is the ultimate culture shock for a sport\u2014and a country\u2014that favors stoicism over ostentatious displays of individuality. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"But beyond the ostentatious performances and elaborate production, what\u2019s most fascinating is the geopolitical nature of the vote tallies. \u2014 Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The Met Gala, in full ostentatious , crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Kainerugaba\u2019s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of power and wealth. \u2014 Rodney Muhumuza, ajc , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Interiors have a restful autumnal palette of warm ochres and creamy whites, and promise to give a feeling of relief from city stresses thanks to intimate spaces like a tiny lobby that's a far cry from the ostentatious hallways at other hotels. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see ostentation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-st\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ostentatious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234534",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ostentatiousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
|
"unflashy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation":[
|
|
"an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge",
|
|
"The power of the government was present \u2026 but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.",
|
|
"\u2014 Albert Hourani"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"That pompous excuse for a plush ride is a thumb in the eye to every taxpayer\u2014and in the case of an ostentatious cost-cutter, genuine hypocrisy. \u2014 William Safire , New York Times , 2 May 1991",
|
|
"Always proud to sit down with an ice-cold beer in my hand, I was ostentatious about it in town. \u2014 Mark Helprin , New Yorker , 30 May 1988",
|
|
"She had driven to Prague from the Netherlands in her Porsche, telling friends she didn't give a hoot how ostentatious she might appear to the comrades. \u2014 Frank Deford , Sports Illustrated , 4 Aug. 1986",
|
|
"an ostentatious display of knowledge",
|
|
"wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Colorful, bright, ostentatious , glamorous, over-the-top. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The work will surprise a viewer whose experience of still life derives from ostentatious Dutch, Italian, or later French examples. \u2014 Willard Spiegelman, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t let the ostentatious title fool you; Swagger is deeper than the flash. \u2014 Keith Nelson, Men's Health , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Big Boss\u2019s behavior is the ultimate culture shock for a sport\u2014and a country\u2014that favors stoicism over ostentatious displays of individuality. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"But beyond the ostentatious performances and elaborate production, what\u2019s most fascinating is the geopolitical nature of the vote tallies. \u2014 Patrick Caldwell, The New Republic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The Met Gala, in full ostentatious , crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. \u2014 New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Kainerugaba\u2019s associates describe him as a dedicated military officer who often eschews ostentatious displays of power and wealth. \u2014 Rodney Muhumuza, ajc , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"Interiors have a restful autumnal palette of warm ochres and creamy whites, and promise to give a feeling of relief from city stresses thanks to intimate spaces like a tiny lobby that's a far cry from the ostentatious hallways at other hotels. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see ostentation":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4-st\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ostentatious showy , pretentious , ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205033",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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}
|
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} |