dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/kat_MW.json
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{
"Katsuwonidae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of scombroid fishes comprising the oceanic bonitos and closely related forms and including a type genus ( Katsuwonus ) that is commonly placed in the family Scombridae":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Katsuwonus , type genus (from Japanese katsuo victorfish) + -idae":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cckats\u0259\u02c8w\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104308",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"Kattegat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"arm of the North Sea between Sweden and the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ka-ti-\u02ccgat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111918",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"katharobe":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a katharobic organism":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary katharo- (from Greek katharos pure) + -be (as in microbe )":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kath\u0259\u02ccr\u014db"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110810",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"katharobic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": living in or being a highly oxygenated medium free from organic matter \u2014 compare mesosaprobic , saprobic":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"katharobe + -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6r\u00e4b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084929",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"katsura tree":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a deciduous tree ( Cercidiphyllum japonicum of the family Cercidiphyllaceae) of Japan and China sometimes grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green ovate leaves which turn bright yellow or red in autumn":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"By next week, they\u2019ll be replaced with more hearty redbud and katsura trees . \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2020",
"Today in that borough\u2019s Kissena Park, within a 14-acre plot known as Historic Grove, a stand of katsura trees still stands, one of the park\u2019s most aromatic attractions. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2019",
"Known scientifically as Cercidiphyllum japonicum, the katsura tree is native to Japan and China. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2019",
"Kris LaMar, OSU Extension Master Gardener Hot, dry summers can cause drought stress in trees Q: Our katsura trees really get yellow to brown during the end of summer (end of August, beginning of September). \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Sep. 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1924, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Japanese katsura katsura tree":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4t-s\u0259-r\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085400",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"katuka":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": russell's viper":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Sanskrit ka\u1e6duka sharp, bitter, fierce, from ka\u1e6du , probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil ka\u1e6du to be pungent, ache, Malayalam ka\u1e6du pungent, extreme":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259t\u0259k\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123236",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"katzenjammer":{
"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
],
"definitions":{
": a discordant clamor":[],
": distress sense 2":[],
": hangover":[]
},
"examples":[
"traffic was all tied up, the kids were fighting, and in the midst of all this katzenjammer , the phone rang"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German, from Katze cat + Jammer distress":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8kat-s\u0259n-\u02ccjam-\u0259r",
"\u02c8kat-s\u0259n-\u02ccja-m\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"bowwow",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041856",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Katharevousa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": modern Greek conforming to classic Greek usage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4-th\u0259-\u02c8re-v\u0259-\u02ccs\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Modern Greek kathareuousa , from Greek, feminine of kathareu\u014dn , present participle of kathareuein to be pure, from katharos pure":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150717"
},
"kathal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": jackfruit sense 1":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259t\u02cch\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hindi ka\u1e6d-hal , from Sanskrit ka\u1e47\u1e6dakaphala , from ka\u1e47\u1e6daka thorn + phala fruit":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154330"
},
"kathakali":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a spectacular lyric dance drama of southern India based on Hindu literature and performed with acrobatic energy and highly stylized pantomime \u2014 compare bharata natya , kathak , manipuri":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4t\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4l\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Malayalam kathaka\u1e37i drama, from katha story (from Sanskrit kath\u0101 talk, from kath\u0101 how) + ka\u1e37i play; Sanskrit kath\u0101 how akin to Sanskrit ka who":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164601"
},
"katun":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a period of 20 tuns in the Maya calendar \u2014 compare baktun , pictun":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4\u02cct\u00fcn"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Maya, from ka 20 + tun year of 360 days":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170444"
},
"kathak":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an intricate dance of northern India that includes passages of narrative pantomime \u2014 compare bharata natya , kathakali , manipuri":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"k\u0259\u02c8t\u00e4k"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Bengali, professional storyteller, from Sanskrit kathaka , from kathayati he tells, narrates, from kath\u0101 talk, story, from kath\u0101 how; akin to Sanskrit ka who":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173825"
},
"Katerini":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"town on the Gulf of Salonika in northern Greece population 46,304":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cck\u00e4-te-\u02c8r\u0113-n\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183054"
},
"Kater's pendulum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a compound pendulum with adjustable knife edges placed respectively at the center of suspension and near the center of oscillation and used to determine acceleration of gravity by means of the period of oscillation":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0101t\u0259(r)z-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Henry Kater \u20201835 English scientist":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190234"
},
"katel":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a wooden hammock used in Africa as a bed in a wagon":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u00e4t\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Afrikaans, from Portuguese catel, catre cot, from Tamil-Malayalam ka\u1e6d\u1e6dil bedstead, bier":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200137"
},
"Kate Greenaway":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": having a long full skirt, short waist and sleeves, round neck, and usually a sash and ruffled edges":[
"in her green Kate Greenaway pelisse, with the long band of soft beaver running from neck to hem",
"\u2014 Victoria Lincoln"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6k\u0101t\u02c8gr\u0113n\u0259\u02ccw\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Kate (Catherine) Greenaway \u20201901 English painter and illustrator of children's books":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204120"
}
}