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{
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"Jambi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on a river in southeast central Sumatra , Indonesia population 340,066":[]
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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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"\u02c8j\u00e4m-b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130714",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"jam":{
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"antonyms":[
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"backup",
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"bottleneck",
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"jam-up",
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"logjam",
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"snarl",
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"tailback",
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"tie-up"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crowded mass that impedes or blocks movement":[
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"a traffic jam"
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],
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": a difficult situation or state of affairs : fix":[
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"got into a jam"
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],
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": a favorite or much-loved item, subject, interest, activity, etc.":[
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"We think potatoes go with pretty much everything, and these are a straightforward classic that pairs beautifully with the brightly flavored, mustardy chicken. Leave out the oregano if you don't have it or if it's not your jam .",
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"\u2014 Margaux Laskey",
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"In college, reading his [Robert F. Kennedy's] speeches\u2014\"that was my jam ,\" she [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] said.",
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"\u2014 David Remnick",
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"\u2026 he loves to go grocery shopping at PCC, and his oldest son introduced him recently to New Seasons Market. Cooking\u2014especially making salmon\u2014is his jam .",
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"\u2014 Lisa Patterson"
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],
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": a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency":[],
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": an act or instance of becoming blocked or jammed (see jam entry 2 )":[
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"paper causing a jam of the copier"
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],
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": dunk sense 2":[],
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": dunk shot":[],
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": jam session":[],
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": the pressure or congestion of a crowd : crush":[
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"a jam of people"
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],
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": the quality or state of being blocked, stopped, or jammed":[
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"the jam of the legislature caused by the piling up of new bills in the final days"
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],
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": to become blocked, wedged, or stuck fast":[
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"The line jammed and the boat hung useless."
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],
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": to become unworkable when a movable part becomes blocked or stuck":[
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"the gun jammed"
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],
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": to block passage of : obstruct":[
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"traffic jammed by an accident"
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],
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": to block, crowd, or bump (a pass receiver) near the line of scrimmage":[
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"The receiver got jammed at the line."
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],
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": to cause (a part of the body) to be painfully crushed or squeezed":[
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"jammed his finger in the door"
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],
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": to cause to become wedged or stuck so as to be unworkable":[
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"jam the typewriter keys"
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],
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": to fill often to excess : pack":[
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"the crowd jammed the theater"
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],
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": to force one's way into a restricted space":[
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"People continued to jam into the already crowded hall."
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],
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": to improvise on a musical instrument with a group : to take part in a jam session":[
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"musicians jamming together"
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],
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": to make (a radar apparatus) ineffective by sending out interfering signals or by causing reflection of radar waves":[
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"trying to jam the enemy's radar"
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],
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": to make (machinery) unworkable by becoming wedged or stuck":[
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"The paper jammed the printer."
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],
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": to make unintelligible by sending out interfering signals or messages":[
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"jam a radio broadcast"
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],
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": to pitch inside to (a batter)":[
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"jammed him with a fastball"
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],
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": to press into a close or tight position":[
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"jammed his hat on"
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],
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"Jamaica":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Thousands of people jammed into the hall.",
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"People were jamming the exits after the concert.",
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"He jammed the book back into the bookcase.",
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"She jammed her foot down hard on the brakes.",
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"She jammed on the brakes .",
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"A piece of paper jammed the copy machine."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1706, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
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"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Verb and Noun",
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"probably from jam entry 2":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jam"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cram",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"ram",
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"sandwich",
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"shoehorn",
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"squeeze",
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"stuff",
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"wedge"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083029",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"jam-pack":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"empty",
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"evacuate",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to pack tightly or to excess":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, 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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"\u02c8jam-\u02c8pak"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brim",
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"charge",
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"cram",
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam",
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"load",
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"pack",
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"stuff"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030148",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"jam-packed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"empty",
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"evacuate",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to pack tightly or to excess":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, 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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"\u02c8jam-\u02c8pak"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brim",
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"charge",
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"cram",
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam",
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"load",
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"pack",
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"stuff"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022351",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"jam-up":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jam entry 3 sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, 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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"\u02c8jam-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"backup",
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"bottleneck",
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"jam",
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"logjam",
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"snarl",
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"tailback",
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"tie-up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053315",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a projecting columnar part or mass":[],
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": an upright piece or surface forming the side of an opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Because the classroom door was reinforced with a steel jamb , officers were unable to kick the door in, Arredondo told the Tribune. \u2014 Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"Arredondo described the door to the classroom as one having a steel jamb that is designed to keep attackers in the hallways from forcing themselves in. \u2014 Greg Norman, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
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"Eileen leaned on the jamb of the living-room door and said, Well, that was weird. \u2014 Sally Rooney, The New Yorker , 5 July 2021",
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"At the same time, evidence of the heated residential market has come to her front door, as real estate agents have begun stuffing cards in the jamb of her contemporary-style house urging her to sell. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2021",
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"According to multiple accounts, one prisoner held it to a cell door jamb and another slammed the door, breaking it into cooking sized chunks. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2020",
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"One company showed off a portable door jamb , meant to stop an attacker from entering a room. \u2014 Allie Morris, Dallas News , 7 Feb. 2020",
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"Repeat to trim the remaining casings and side jambs . \u2014 Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 8 Dec. 2019",
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"Then Nucera allegedly grabbed the teenager\u2019s head and slammed it into the door jamb , although the teen had not been struggling, according to the complaint. \u2014 Marisa Iati, Washington Post , 28 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th 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 jambe , borrowed from Anglo-French jambe, gaunbe \"side post of a door or window,\" literally, \"leg,\" going back to Late Latin gamba, camba \"hock or upper leg of a horse,\" borrowed from Greek kamp\u1e17 \"bend, flexion of a limb,\" probably going back to a European substratal base *kamp- , whence also perhaps Lithuanian kam\u0303pas \"corner, hidden place,\" Latvian kampis \"curved piece of wood, kettle hook,\" Gothic hamfs \"maimed\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jam"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131107",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamb brick":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a brick with the corner of one end and side rounded for use on the vertical side of an opening in a brick wall":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180717",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamb peg":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a device used in faceting gems comprising a piece of wood containing a series of holes in which a dop stick can be fixed at varying angles":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133526",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamba":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": acle sense 1":[]
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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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"probably native name in India":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8j\u00e4mb\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021219",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambalaya":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mixture of diverse elements":[
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"curious jambalayas of competing elements",
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"\u2014 Neil Hickey"
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],
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": rice cooked usually with ham, sausage, chicken, shrimp, or oysters and seasoned with herbs":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For easy meals, try one-pot rice and beans, Cuban rice with chicken or this easy jambalaya with chicken and sausage. \u2014 Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"My mom got to cook her famous jambalaya , and everyone called her Mamalaya. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2021",
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"Dishes include garden quiche ($12), French toast on orange-almond-white chocolate brioche ($13), salmon toast ($15), green chili boar stew ($14) and seafood jambalaya ($24). \u2014 Georgann Yara, azcentral , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"And for the main course, turn up the heat with the cajun jambalaya pasta made with shrimp and chicken saut\u00e9ed with onions, tomatoes, and peppers on top of linguini. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"Some dishes are being developed specifically for the Houston market, including open-fire jambalaya , smoked gumbo, smoked banana cream pie, and Cajun and coastal seafood dishes. \u2014 Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"From gumbo and jambalaya to crawfish by the pound, Frisco has a variety of food events and specials to celebrate Mardi Gras season, which ends Feb. 25. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 11 Feb. 2020",
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"Seafood and Cajun food Mud Bugs Bar and Grill offers everything from the traditional jambalaya and gumbos to crawfish po\u2019boys and catfish atchafalaya to bourbon bread pudding and New Orleans beignets. \u2014 Brandi Addison, Dallas News , 11 Feb. 2020",
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"Or immerse yourself in gumbo, beignets, and jambalaya with a $99 one-way flight from LaGuardia to New Orleans. \u2014 Jessica Puckett, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 1 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Louisiana French, from Occitan jambalaia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccj\u0259m-b\u0259-\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agglomerate",
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"agglomeration",
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"alphabet soup",
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"assortment",
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"botch",
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"clutter",
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"collage",
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"crazy quilt",
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"farrago",
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"gallimaufry",
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"grab bag",
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"gumbo",
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"hash",
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"hodgepodge",
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"hotchpotch",
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"jumble",
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"jungle",
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"litter",
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"mac\u00e9doine",
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"medley",
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"m\u00e9lange",
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"menagerie",
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"miscellanea",
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"miscellany",
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"mishmash",
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"mixed bag",
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"montage",
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"motley",
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"muddle",
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"olio",
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"olla podrida",
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"omnium-gatherum",
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"pastiche",
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"patchwork",
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"patchwork quilt",
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"potpourri",
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"ragbag",
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"ragout",
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"rummage",
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"salad",
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"salmagundi",
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"scramble",
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"shuffle",
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"smorgasbord",
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"stew",
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"tumble",
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"variety",
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"welter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104314",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambeau":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a piece of medieval armor for the leg below the knee \u2014 see armor illustration":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, probably modification of Anglo-French jambers , plural, from jambe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jam-(\u02cc)b\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233108",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a walking stick made from East Indian rattans (genus Calamus ) and popular in the reign of Queen Anne":[]
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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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"from Jambi (Djambi), district and town, Sumatra, Indonesia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jam\u02ccb\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050959",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamber":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": jambeau":[]
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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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"Middle English, from Middle French jambiere , from Old French, from jambe leg":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jamb\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195354",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambok":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a heavy leather whip often of rhinoceros hide":[]
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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)zham\u00a6b\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111401",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambolan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": java plum":[]
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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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"Portuguese jambul\u00e3o , from Hindi jamb\u016bl":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6jamb\u0259\u00a6lan"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201224",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"jambone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a lone euchre hand that is played with the bidder's cards exposed on the table":[]
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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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"origin unknown":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8jam\u02ccb\u014dn"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042659",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambool":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a drug obtained from the bark and seeds of Java plum and formerly believed to be of value in treating diabetes":[],
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": java plum":[]
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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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"Hindi jamb\u016bl , from Sanskrit jamb\u016bla , from jamb\u016b, jambu":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205852",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamborandi":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the dried leaves of either of two South American shrubs ( Pilocarpus jaborandi and P. microphyllus ) of the rue family that are a source of pilocarpine":[]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040340",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jamboree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large festive gathering":[],
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": a long mixed program of entertainment":[],
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": a national or international camping assembly of Boy Scouts":[],
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": a noisy or unrestrained carouse":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"he was a bit remorseful when he returned to the farm after his jamboree in town",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Leopards will play a jamboree to open the season with St. Michael, Marengo and Lighthouse Christian. ... \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 15 July 2021",
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"The fest, billed as a jamboree , is set for Saturday, July 23, at Phunkenship, Platform\u2019s dedicated sour-beer facility. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The Conservative Political Action Conference, an activist jamboree that has long been a hive of anti-political correctness, helped launch and sustain Donald Trump\u2019s political career. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"The Warriors warm up by playing a preseason game at Leesburg on Wednesday and go to the Hagerty jamboree to play two more exhibition periods starting at 5:05 p.m. on Friday. \u2014 Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"This is hardly the prescription for an inclusive holiday jamboree . \u2014 Sarah Todd, Quartz , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Samsung\u2019s next-generation smartphone family, the Galaxy S22, is handily off-set away from the iPhone jamboree , and is expected to launch early in 2022. \u2014 Ewan Spence, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Seemingly unaware of the existence of Zoom, Britain will be hosting COP-26, the next climate jamboree , in November, something of which Boris Johnson, an enthusiastic green these days, is inordinately, pompously, proud. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"In Saturday\u2019s four-team jamboree , players rose up for headers in a crowd of others, picked up the ball for throw-ins, and a few even fell to the turf after colliding with an opposing player. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccjam-b\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bender",
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"binge",
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"bust",
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"carousal",
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"carouse",
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"drunk",
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"spree",
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"toot",
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"wassail"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035451",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jambosa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of woody plants (family Myrtaceae) having opposite leathery leaves and clusters of showy flowers and including plants (such as the Java plum, Malay apple, and rose apple) often formerly placed in the genus Eugenia but now placed in another genus ( Syzygium )":[],
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": rose apple sense 1a":[]
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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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"borrowed from New Latin, derivative of the earlier specific epithet jambos , borrowed from Portuguese, \"rose apple\" (originally plural, taken as singular in New Latin), borrowed from Malay jambu , any of various plants of the genus Syzygium , borrowed from Sanskrit jambu\u1e25 \"rose apple\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"jam\u02c8b\u014ds\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065826",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"jammed":{
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"antonyms":[
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"backup",
|
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"bottleneck",
|
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"jam-up",
|
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"logjam",
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"snarl",
|
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"tailback",
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"tie-up"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a crowded mass that impedes or blocks movement":[
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"a traffic jam"
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],
|
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": a difficult situation or state of affairs : fix":[
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"got into a jam"
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],
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": a favorite or much-loved item, subject, interest, activity, etc.":[
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"We think potatoes go with pretty much everything, and these are a straightforward classic that pairs beautifully with the brightly flavored, mustardy chicken. Leave out the oregano if you don't have it or if it's not your jam .",
|
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"\u2014 Margaux Laskey",
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"In college, reading his [Robert F. Kennedy's] speeches\u2014\"that was my jam ,\" she [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] said.",
|
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"\u2014 David Remnick",
|
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"\u2026 he loves to go grocery shopping at PCC, and his oldest son introduced him recently to New Seasons Market. Cooking\u2014especially making salmon\u2014is his jam .",
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"\u2014 Lisa Patterson"
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],
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": a food made by boiling fruit and sugar to a thick consistency":[],
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": an act or instance of becoming blocked or jammed (see jam entry 2 )":[
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"paper causing a jam of the copier"
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],
|
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": dunk sense 2":[],
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": dunk shot":[],
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": jam session":[],
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": the pressure or congestion of a crowd : crush":[
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"a jam of people"
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],
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": the quality or state of being blocked, stopped, or jammed":[
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"the jam of the legislature caused by the piling up of new bills in the final days"
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],
|
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": to become blocked, wedged, or stuck fast":[
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"The line jammed and the boat hung useless."
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],
|
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": to become unworkable when a movable part becomes blocked or stuck":[
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"the gun jammed"
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],
|
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": to block passage of : obstruct":[
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"traffic jammed by an accident"
|
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],
|
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": to block, crowd, or bump (a pass receiver) near the line of scrimmage":[
|
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"The receiver got jammed at the line."
|
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],
|
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": to cause (a part of the body) to be painfully crushed or squeezed":[
|
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"jammed his finger in the door"
|
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],
|
|
": to cause to become wedged or stuck so as to be unworkable":[
|
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"jam the typewriter keys"
|
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],
|
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": to fill often to excess : pack":[
|
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"the crowd jammed the theater"
|
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],
|
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": to force one's way into a restricted space":[
|
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"People continued to jam into the already crowded hall."
|
|
],
|
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": to improvise on a musical instrument with a group : to take part in a jam session":[
|
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"musicians jamming together"
|
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],
|
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": to make (a radar apparatus) ineffective by sending out interfering signals or by causing reflection of radar waves":[
|
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"trying to jam the enemy's radar"
|
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],
|
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": to make (machinery) unworkable by becoming wedged or stuck":[
|
|
"The paper jammed the printer."
|
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],
|
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": to make unintelligible by sending out interfering signals or messages":[
|
|
"jam a radio broadcast"
|
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],
|
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": to pitch inside to (a batter)":[
|
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"jammed him with a fastball"
|
|
],
|
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": to press into a close or tight position":[
|
|
"jammed his hat on"
|
|
],
|
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"Jamaica":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
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"Thousands of people jammed into the hall.",
|
|
"People were jamming the exits after the concert.",
|
|
"He jammed the book back into the bookcase.",
|
|
"She jammed her foot down hard on the brakes.",
|
|
"She jammed on the brakes .",
|
|
"A piece of paper jammed the copy machine."
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1706, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
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"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1736, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":"Verb and Noun",
|
|
"probably from jam entry 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8jam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"sandwich",
|
|
"shoehorn",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"wedge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231400",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"abbreviation",
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica rum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a heavy-bodied rum made by slow fermentation and marked by a pungent bouquet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1734, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201331"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica quassia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bitterwood sense 1a":[],
|
|
": quassia obtained from bitterwood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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":"20220709-005620"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica plum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hog plum ( Spondias mombin ) of the West Indies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014514"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica pepper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": allspice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024920"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica mignonette":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": henna":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054324"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica sarsaparilla":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sarsaparilla sense 1":[],
|
|
": an inferior sarsaparilla grown in Jamaica":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075016"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica seal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": west india seal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144923"
|
|
},
|
|
"Jamaica ironwood":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small tropical American tree ( Erythroxylon areolatum ) with yellowish white flowers, red drupes, and hard wood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010138"
|
|
},
|
|
"jam session":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an often impromptu performance by a group especially of jazz musicians that is characterized by improvisation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"During the final tour date of his Got Back Tour at New Jersey's Metlife Stadium on Thursday, two days before the rock legend's June 18 birthday, McCartney welcomed special guests Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi onstage for a jam session . \u2014 Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"In Chicago in May 2021, the musicians gathered for the cheer-up jam session . \u2014 Geoff Edgers, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Whether Dad wants to have an at-home jam session or listen to a pulse-pumping playlist during his workout, the right pair of headphones can be a gift that keeps on giving for years to come. \u2014 Kelsey Mulvey, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The resulting music is dynamic, at times mournful, fiery, and tender, but almost always culminates in an epic jam session . \u2014 Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The cover charge is $20 and includes a live music polka jam session , pierogi buffet, and beverages. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The musical siblings then invite Lisa over to Billie\u2019s studio for a special jam session . \u2014 Thania Garcia, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Playing some favorites by The Allman Brothers Band during a jam session led to the birth of tribute group Midnight Rider. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, chicagotribune.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The homage to a famous jam session at Memphis\u2019 Sun Records that featured Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins opens Saturday. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"jam entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050400"
|
|
}
|
|
} |