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"bise":{
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German b\u012bsa north wind, Old Saxon b\u012bsa whirlwind, Dutch dialect bijs gust of wind, Old High German b\u012bs\u014dn to run around in confusion, Old Swedish bisa to run, and perhaps to Old High German bib\u0113n to tremble":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0113z"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105955",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"bisecting":{
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"definitions":{
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": cross , intersect":[],
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": to divide into two usually equal parts":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Draw a line that bisects the angle.",
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"The city is bisected by the highway.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance lies beyond the butterfly panels, which bisect to reveal two jewelry case\u2013like displays of beverage accoutrements on the left, and plate/silverware service on the right. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
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"Small dogs have a different experience of the world than big ones; long snouts bisect a dog\u2019s vision in a way that short schnozzes don\u2019t. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Tom Rivera grew up two blocks away in a barrio on the south side of the railroad tracks that bisect the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Some business operators say the shift has created challenges in places where the time zone lines bisect residential and commercial areas. \u2014 Jaewon Kang, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The road would bisect a roughly Vermont-sized area dotted with cabins and lodges that depend on the remote character of the area, a destination for fishing, hunting, subsistence activities, dog mushing and snowmachining. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Two carbon-fiber plates bisect the carbon-fiber tube in a T formation. \u2014 Adrienne So, Wired , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"The draft maps also bisect the 50th District into separate north and south districts, which could change the calculus for next year\u2019s race for inland San Diego County. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"The City of Kyle in Hays County recently approved a multimillion-dollar trail that will bisect the city and eventually be a part of the 100-mile Great Springs Project trail connecting San Antonio to Austin. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bi- entry 1 + inter sect":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccsekt",
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"b\u012b-\u02c8sekt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cross",
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"cut",
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"intersect"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083535",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bisector":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Any two distinct points have a unique perpendicular bisector . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 May 2019",
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"The perpendicular bisector is a very useful tool in Euclidean geometry. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 May 2019",
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"Gabriella Figueroa, 16, a junior, had been in geometry class working on angle bisectors when the alarm sounded. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 Feb. 2018",
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"In geometry class, Gabriella Figueroa, 16, a junior, had been working on angle bisectors when the alarm sounded. \u2014 Audra D. S. Burch And Patricia Mazzei, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u012b-\u02c8sek-",
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccsek-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083741",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bisectrix":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bisec- (from bisector ) + -trix":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cctriks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083146",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"bisects":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cross , intersect":[],
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": to divide into two usually equal parts":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Draw a line that bisects the angle.",
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"The city is bisected by the highway.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance lies beyond the butterfly panels, which bisect to reveal two jewelry case\u2013like displays of beverage accoutrements on the left, and plate/silverware service on the right. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
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"Small dogs have a different experience of the world than big ones; long snouts bisect a dog\u2019s vision in a way that short schnozzes don\u2019t. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Tom Rivera grew up two blocks away in a barrio on the south side of the railroad tracks that bisect the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Some business operators say the shift has created challenges in places where the time zone lines bisect residential and commercial areas. \u2014 Jaewon Kang, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The road would bisect a roughly Vermont-sized area dotted with cabins and lodges that depend on the remote character of the area, a destination for fishing, hunting, subsistence activities, dog mushing and snowmachining. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Two carbon-fiber plates bisect the carbon-fiber tube in a T formation. \u2014 Adrienne So, Wired , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"The draft maps also bisect the 50th District into separate north and south districts, which could change the calculus for next year\u2019s race for inland San Diego County. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"The City of Kyle in Hays County recently approved a multimillion-dollar trail that will bisect the city and eventually be a part of the 100-mile Great Springs Project trail connecting San Antonio to Austin. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bi- entry 1 + inter sect":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccsekt",
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"b\u012b-\u02c8sekt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cross",
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"cut",
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"intersect"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084016",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bisegmentation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": complete or partial division into two parts":[]
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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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"bi- entry 1 + segmentation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6bi +"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083257",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bisellium":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an ancient Roman seat of honor for occupancy by two persons":[]
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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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"Latin, from bi- bi- entry 1 + -sellium (from sella seat, chair, saddle)":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u012b\u02c8sel\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104002",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bisexual":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, involving, or characteristic of both sexes":[
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"A number of insects combine the advantages of parthenogenesis with those of bisexual reproduction using an alternation of generations.",
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"\u2014 R. F. Chapman",
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"The Bionic Woman of the television serial of the seventies \u2026 has the bisexual name of Jamie Summers.",
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"\u2014 Marina Warner"
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],
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": possessing characters of both sexes and especially both male and female reproductive structures : hermaphroditic":[
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"Usually, the sexes are separate but some plants bear bisexual flowers at different times of the year and these may suddenly become exclusively female.",
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"\u2014 Stephen K-M. Tim"
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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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"Investigators later discovered that Peterson, who is bisexual , had been having affairs with men. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 15 June 2022",
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"In Japan, Hoshi said, 40 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual workers and 70 percent of transgender workers report facing hardships in their employment search. \u2014 Angela Yang, NBC News , 1 June 2022",
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"Lewis said the vast majority of cases being seen in dozens of countries globally are in gay or bisexual men. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
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"But that hasn\u2019t stopped some people from jumping to conclusions and associating monkeypox with gay and bisexual men. \u2014 Alexandra Ossola, Quartz , 25 May 2022",
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"Historically, the highest rates of syphilis have been among gay and bisexual men, then among heterosexual men. \u2014 New York Times , 17 May 2022",
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"Poor mental health was most prevalent among lesbian, gay and bisexual youth, as well as female high school students, the CDC survey found. \u2014 Deidre Mcphillips, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The organization also pushed the federal government to end its lifetime ban of donations by gay and bisexual men in 2012. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Calling such policies discriminatory and not supported by evidence, a group of U.S. senators led by Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin sent a letter this month to federal health officials urging an end to restrictions on gay and bisexual blood donors. \u2014 Madison Muller, Bloomberg.com , 27 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8sek-sh(\u0259-)w\u0259l",
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b-\u02c8seksh-(\u0259-)w\u0259l, -\u02c8sek-sh\u0259l",
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"-sh\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124619",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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]
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},
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"bistro":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small bar or tavern":[],
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": a small or unpretentious restaurant":[],
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": nightclub":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a bistro in Paris that serves veal chops and hearty stews",
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"a section of the city populated with casual bistros offering entertainment to suit nearly every taste",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This bistro offers a wonderful introduction to New Paltz\u2019s culture \u2014 and a magnificent breakfast before heading out to the mountains. \u2014 Robert O'harrow Jr., Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"But what has become a staple item at any decent French bistro or boulangerie had a rather tumultuous start. \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
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"In lieu of a proposal, the two discussed an engagement weeks later at Bacchus, a bistro and wine bar in Brooklyn. \u2014 Rachel Sherman, New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"Initially a pandemic casualty, Maru is open again on Milwaukee's east side, this time as a Korean bistro instead of a sushi restaurant. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Leave it to Chanel and Tribeca to turn a downtown bistro into an elegant soir\u00e9e on a school night. \u2014 Elise\u00e9 Browchuk, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
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"Guillaume Guedj, a Parisian who this spring relocated to Los Angeles to launch his second location of Mr. T, a buzzy Le Marais bistro , put it another way. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Sara Fulton is originally from Anchorage and manages a cafe- bistro called Stowaway in Brooklyn\u2019s Greenpoint neighborhood. \u2014 Casey Grove, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
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"The expat\u2019s design projects include country homes, a renovation of Ruinart\u2019s Champagne cellars, and a new Parisian bistro (see A-List Agenda). \u2014 The Editors Of Elle Decor, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-",
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"\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)str\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bo\u00eete",
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"cabaret",
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"caf\u00e9",
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"cafe",
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"club",
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"nightclub",
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"nightspot",
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"nitery",
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"niterie",
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"roadhouse",
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"supper club"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105511",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bisulfite of lime":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": calcium bisulfite":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111030",
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"type":[]
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},
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"bisyllabic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": disyllabic":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bi- entry 1 + -syllabic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6b\u012b +"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105811",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bisynchronous":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": being synchronous communication in which information is coded in binary form":[
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"Installed earlier this year, it exists in tandem with its precursor, several lines of a bisynchronous network that was already straining under the weight of heightened capacity earlier in the year.",
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"\u2014 Stan M. Reaves , Wall Street & Technology , January 1998"
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sin-",
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8si\u014b-kr\u0259-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110630",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"bisulfite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an acid sulfite":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8s\u0259l-\u02ccf\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sodium bisulfite is an ingredient in many toilet bowl cleaning agents. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"At the low end of the spectrum are wild shrimp that have been treated with chemical additives (sodium bisulfite and tripolyphosphate). \u2014 Melissa Clark, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2019",
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"Sodium bisulfite is added to remove much of the chlorine. \u2014 Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Mar. 2018",
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"But plant operators on Feb. 20 failed to follow standard procedures for adjusting the amount of bisulfite used at the plant in response to changing turbidity, records show. \u2014 Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 27 Mar. 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from bi- + sulfite":""
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"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151736"
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"bishop":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": someone having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision over others: such as":[],
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": an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyperson ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese":[],
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": any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other clergy":[],
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": a Mormon high priest presiding over a ward or over all other bishops and over the Aaronic priesthood":[],
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": either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move diagonally across any number of adjoining unoccupied squares":[],
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": mulled port wine flavored with oranges and cloves":[],
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"Elizabeth 1911\u20131979 American poet":[],
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"J(ohn) Michael 1936\u2013 American microbiologist":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-sh\u0259p"
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"the Bishop of New York",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2015, early in Francis\u2019 pontificate, he was named bishop of San Diego. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
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"In 2015, early in Francis' pontificate, he was named bishop of San Diego. \u2014 David Crary, ajc , 29 May 2022",
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"These thoughts and feelings seemed to be spiritual promptings to repent to a bishop . \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"The Clergy Personnel Board is currently taking the next steps in the process of recommending to the bishop the name of a new pastor, which includes feedback from the parish community. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2021",
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"In 2017, when the area of Mosul was still under ISIS control, the prayer book was discovered by a group of journalists and given to a local bishop , Archbishop Mouche entrusted it to a federation of Christian NGOs for guardianship. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"On May 28, the Rev. Jane Soyster Gould, an Episcopal priest, and the groom\u2019s mentor, officiated at Trinity Church in Menlo Park, before about 190 vaccinated guests, and the bishop of the Diocese of California gave a blessing. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of people have been arrested under the law, recently including 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong. \u2014 Josh Chin, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
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"Naturally, the bishop of Iceland sends an emissary to investigate these goings-on. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022"
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"Middle English bisshop , from Old English bisceop , from Late Latin episcopus , from Greek episkopos , literally, overseer, from epi- + skeptesthai to look \u2014 more at spy":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152125"
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},
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"biserial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": arranged or characterized by an arrangement in two rows or series":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
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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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"bi- entry 1 + serial":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162608"
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},
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"Bisharin":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the three main divisions of the Beja":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbish\u0259\u02c8r\u0113n"
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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":"20220708-162844"
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},
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"Bishop":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": someone having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision over others: such as":[],
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": an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyperson ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese":[],
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": any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other clergy":[],
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": a Mormon high priest presiding over a ward or over all other bishops and over the Aaronic priesthood":[],
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": either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move diagonally across any number of adjoining unoccupied squares":[],
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": mulled port wine flavored with oranges and cloves":[],
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"Elizabeth 1911\u20131979 American poet":[],
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"J(ohn) Michael 1936\u2013 American microbiologist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bi-sh\u0259p"
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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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"the Bishop of New York",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2015, early in Francis\u2019 pontificate, he was named bishop of San Diego. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 May 2022",
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"In 2015, early in Francis' pontificate, he was named bishop of San Diego. \u2014 David Crary, ajc , 29 May 2022",
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"These thoughts and feelings seemed to be spiritual promptings to repent to a bishop . \u2014 Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"The Clergy Personnel Board is currently taking the next steps in the process of recommending to the bishop the name of a new pastor, which includes feedback from the parish community. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2021",
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"In 2017, when the area of Mosul was still under ISIS control, the prayer book was discovered by a group of journalists and given to a local bishop , Archbishop Mouche entrusted it to a federation of Christian NGOs for guardianship. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"On May 28, the Rev. Jane Soyster Gould, an Episcopal priest, and the groom\u2019s mentor, officiated at Trinity Church in Menlo Park, before about 190 vaccinated guests, and the bishop of the Diocese of California gave a blessing. \u2014 New York Times , 10 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of people have been arrested under the law, recently including 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong. \u2014 Josh Chin, WSJ , 26 May 2022",
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"Naturally, the bishop of Iceland sends an emissary to investigate these goings-on. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bisshop , from Old English bisceop , from Late Latin episcopus , from Greek episkopos , literally, overseer, from epi- + skeptesthai to look \u2014 more at spy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163813"
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},
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"bisdiapason":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a musical interval of two octaves":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6bis +"
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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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"bis- + diapason":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163856"
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},
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"bis dat qui cito dat":{
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"type":[
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"Latin phrase"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": he gives twice who gives promptly : payment rendered promptly is worth twice as much":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bis-\u02ccd\u00e4t-kw\u0113-\u02c8ki-t\u014d-\u02ccd\u00e4t"
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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":"20220708-180013"
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},
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"Bishkek":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"city on the Chu River that is the capital of Kyrgyzstan population 794,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"bish-\u02c8kek"
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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":"20220708-183720"
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},
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"bisulfide":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": disulfide":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8s\u0259l-\u02ccf\u012bd"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185505"
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},
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"bisulfate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an acid sulfate":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)b\u012b-\u02c8s\u0259l-\u02ccf\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Use soda ash to increase pH; muriatic acid or sodium bisulfate to decrease. \u2014 Danielle Beurteaux, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2018",
|
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"Following treatment, sodium bisulfate would be used to detoxify the water before it was released back into the river. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 27 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190723"
|
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},
|
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"bisect":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to divide into two usually equal parts":[],
|
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": cross , intersect":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u012b-\u02c8sekt",
|
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"\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccsekt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"cross",
|
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"cut",
|
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"intersect"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Draw a line that bisects the angle.",
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"The city is bisected by the highway.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance lies beyond the butterfly panels, which bisect to reveal two jewelry case\u2013like displays of beverage accoutrements on the left, and plate/silverware service on the right. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Small dogs have a different experience of the world than big ones; long snouts bisect a dog\u2019s vision in a way that short schnozzes don\u2019t. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Tom Rivera grew up two blocks away in a barrio on the south side of the railroad tracks that bisect the city. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some business operators say the shift has created challenges in places where the time zone lines bisect residential and commercial areas. \u2014 Jaewon Kang, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The road would bisect a roughly Vermont-sized area dotted with cabins and lodges that depend on the remote character of the area, a destination for fishing, hunting, subsistence activities, dog mushing and snowmachining. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Two carbon-fiber plates bisect the carbon-fiber tube in a T formation. \u2014 Adrienne So, Wired , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The draft maps also bisect the 50th District into separate north and south districts, which could change the calculus for next year\u2019s race for inland San Diego County. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The City of Kyle in Hays County recently approved a multimillion-dollar trail that will bisect the city and eventually be a part of the 100-mile Great Springs Project trail connecting San Antonio to Austin. \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bi- entry 1 + inter sect":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222217"
|
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},
|
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"biseriate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": biserial":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"bi- entry 1 + seriate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002043"
|
|
},
|
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"Bisho":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town in the southern part of the Republic of South Africa; formerly capital of Ciskei":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)sh\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063414"
|
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},
|
|
"bisulcate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cloven":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bi- entry 1 + sulcate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080849"
|
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},
|
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"biserrate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": doubly serrate : having the serrations serrate":[
|
|
"biserrate leaves"
|
|
],
|
|
": serrate on both sides":[
|
|
"biserrate antennae"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bi- entry 1 + serrate":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094015"
|
|
},
|
|
"bisexed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bisexual":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u012b\u02ccsekst"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bi- entry 1 + sex + -ed":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115521"
|
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},
|
|
"bison":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several large living or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison ) that have a long, broad head, short, hollow horns, heavy forequarters, a large muscular hump across the shoulders, and a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck and that typically live and migrate in herds: such as":[],
|
|
": american bison":[],
|
|
": european bison":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u012b-s\u1d4an",
|
|
"-z\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In March, Montag Pratt was spotted out eating raw bison heart as part of a new diet trend was trying to help her chances of conceiving a second baby. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The path through the gap was beaten over the centuries by herd of bison , and first explored among Europeans by English settler Abraham Wood in the 1670s. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"While whizzing past the Canadian Shield, prairies and Rocky Mountains, keep your eyes peeled for grizzly bears, mountain goats, bison and coyotes on this popular Canadian route that takes passengers from Toronto to Vancouver. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Scientists believe Homotherium preyed on baby mammoths, bison and horses, often bringing their carcasses back to their dens for eating. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Observed under daylight, the carvings seem to show just a series of overlapping figures of - at the time - common animals, like ice-age bison and horses. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Land swap would protect bison herd, but enable development on privatized BLM land outside Toquerville. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
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"The bison herd that makes Catalina Island picturesque did not swim there. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2021",
|
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"The bison herd at Minneopa State Park in Mankato, part of a Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd partnership that began in 2011, added 12 calves this spring. \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin bisont-, bison , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wis sambrs aurochs":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154313"
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},
|
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"bisociative":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, or relating to bisociation":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
|
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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":"20220709-162749"
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},
|
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"bisociation":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the simultaneous mental association of an idea or object with two fields ordinarily not regarded as related":[
|
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"the pun is perhaps the simplest form of bisociation"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6b\u012b +"
|
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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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"bi- entry 1 + as sociation":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171659"
|
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},
|
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"bisnaga":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several thorny cacti of the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus (especially F. peninsulae of Lower California and adjacent regions)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"bi\u02c8sn\u00e4g\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish biznaga , probably by folk etymology (influence of biznaga parsnip, from Arabic bast\u012bn\u0101j, bashn\u0101qah , from Latin pastinaca ) from earlier vitznauac , from Nahuatl huitz-nahuac , literally, surrounded by thorns, from huitztli thorn + nahuac around":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191602"
|
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},
|
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"bishop's length":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an artist's canvas measuring 58 by 94 inches":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201442"
|
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},
|
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"bismutotantalite":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Bi(Ta,Cb)O 4 consisting of an oxide of bismuth and tantalum commonly with some columbium":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccbizm\u0259t\u0259",
|
|
"\u02ccbis- +"
|
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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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"bismut- + tantalite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213151"
|
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},
|
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"bisphenoid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": disphenoid":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)b\u012b +"
|
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