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1350 lines
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"Cycloidei":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of fishes including those with cycloid scales (as most teleosts)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from cycl- + -oidei":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u012b\u02c8kl\u022fid\u0113\u02cc\u012b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131939",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Cyclomyaria":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a suborder of Thaliacea comprising tunicates with a barrel-shaped body \u2014 compare doliolum":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from cycl- + -myaria":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201934",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Cynewulf":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"9th century Anglo-Saxon poet":[]
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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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"\u02c8ki-n\u0259-\u02ccwu\u0307lf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171808",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Cynipidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large family of small hymenopterous insects (superfamily Cynipoidea ) comprising the gall wasps most of which produce galls on plants (such as oaks and rosebushes) in which their larvae develop \u2014 see cynips":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8nip\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051718",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Cynipoidea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a superfamily of hymenopterous insects (suborder Clistogastra) that are distinguished by greatly reduced wing venation and a coiled retractile ovipositor and that include the gall wasps and several families of parasites of other insects \u2014 see cynipidae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cynip-, Cynips + -oidea":""
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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":"20220706-140359",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Cypridina":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Cypridinidae) of commonly bioluminescent marine crustaceans (subclass Ostracoda) having three eyes and a deep anterior notch in the shell":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Late Latin Cyprid- Cypris , a name for Venus + New Latin -ina":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsipr\u0259\u0307\u02c8d\u012bn\u0259",
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"-d\u0113n\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115442",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Cyprinodon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the type genus of Cyprinodontidae comprising killifishes of tropical fresh and brackish waters that may be an important factor in mosquito control in certain areas":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin cyprinus , a kind of carp + New Latin -odon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103822",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Cyprinodontidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large family (order Microcyprini) of small scaly-headed soft-finned fishes that feed on water plants and insects and include the typical killifishes of the northern hemisphere":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Cyprinodont- Cyprinodon , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8d\u00e4nt\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104048",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"cyberbullying":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Japan has made online insults punishable by up to a year in prison in an effort to combat cyberbullying . \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 June 2022",
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"Japan has made online insults punishable by up to a year in prison in an effort to reduce cyberbullying after the death of a reality television star who had faced a wave of online abuse. \u2014 Arata Yamamoto, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
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"Data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows that 34 percent of LGBTQ teens have been bullied on school property and 28 percent have experienced cyberbullying . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
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"Sexts could lead to cyberbullying , privacy violations and blackmailing, experts say. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Though the bill was framed as a child-protection measure and a way to curb cyberbullying , activists depict it as an effort to limit free speech and silence criticism of the government. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"This is what The Big Fat Quiz is all about: mom jokes and IRL cyberbullying . \u2014 Bethy Squires, Vulture , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"Consider the case of state Rep. Ina Minjarez, the San Antonio Democrat who has devoted much of her time in the Legislature to finding common ground on issues that cut across the partisan divide, such as foster care reform and cyberbullying . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Nov. 2021",
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"Rumors, threats, insults, cyberbullying , hate speech and other forms of harassment have thrived during the pandemic. \u2014 Lynne Curry, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1998, 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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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccbu\u0307-l\u0113-i\u014b",
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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccbu\u0307-l\u0113-i\u014b, -\u02ccb\u0259-",
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"-\u02ccb\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125428",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or verb"
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]
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},
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"cybercafe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a caf\u00e9 or coffee shop providing computers for access to the Internet":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Several residents said the city either kept the buildings empty or turned them into cybercafes or day care centers, rather that rent them out to Muslim shopkeepers. \u2014 Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times , 17 July 2016",
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"It can be used in a cybercafe , for instance, where users can\u2019t easily install new software on computers. \u2014 Andy Greenberg, WIRED , 13 Oct. 2014"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1994, 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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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-ka-\u02c8f\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030024",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybercitizen":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": netizen":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"cybercitizens have an obligation to treat one another with respect"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1994, 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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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8si-t\u0259-z\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cybernaut",
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"cybersurfer",
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"netizen"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193845",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybercrime":{
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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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"1991, 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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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02cckr\u012bm"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200859",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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]
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},
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"cyberculture":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a set of shared attitudes, practices, and goals associated with the world of computers and the Internet":[
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"The corporate behemoths are starting to get clued in to cyberculture .",
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"\u2014 Jeff Goodell",
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"\u2026 lockable journals and triple-underlined threats of \"PRIVATE, KEEP OUT!\" have given way to instant messaging, reality shows and a cyberculture that many adults find naive at best and exhibitionist and dangerous at worst.",
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"\u2014 Tara Bahrampour and Lori Aratani"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cyber- + culture entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02cck\u0259l-ch\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120009",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybernation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the automatic control of a process or operation (as in manufacturing) by means of computers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cybern etics + -ation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccs\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184445",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybernation?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=cybern01":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the automatic control of a process or operation (as in manufacturing) by means of computers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cybern etics + -ation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccs\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190525",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybernation?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=c&file=cybern02":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the automatic control of a process or operation (as in manufacturing) by means of computers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cybern etics + -ation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccs\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194438",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybernaut":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": netizen":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a cybernaut who bookmarks all of the weird sites that he stumbles across"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1989, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"cyber- + -naut (as in astronaut )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccn\u022ft",
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"-n\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cybercitizen",
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"cybersurfer",
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"netizen"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040733",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybernetician":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a specialist in cybernetics":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Playful World is best when Pesce integrates narratives of MIT legends such as cybernetician Norbert Wiener and nanotech pioneer K. Eric Drexler with analyses of successful and innovative off-the-shelf tech toys. \u2014 Peter Lunenfeld, WIRED , 1 Oct. 2000"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1951, 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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"\u02ccs\u012b-(\u02cc)b\u0259r-n\u0259-\u02c8ti-sh\u0259n",
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"\u02ccs\u012b-(\u02cc)b\u0259r-n\u0259-\u02c8tish-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190948",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cyberneticist":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cybernetician":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, 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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"\u02ccs\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8ne-t\u0259-sist",
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"\u02ccs\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02c8net-\u0259-s\u0259st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120011",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cybersex":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": online sex-oriented conversations and exchanges":[],
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": sex-oriented material available on a computer":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1991, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccseks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120149",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cyberspace":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the online world of computer networks and especially the Internet":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We send e-mails through cyberspace .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In 2015, China passed a sweeping national security law covering a wide array of areas, including defense, politics, the economy, the environment, technology, cyberspace , outer space, culture, ideology and religion. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"The Brian Piccolo Chapter held its first scholar-athlete banquet in person in three years on Wednesday night, moving the 47th annual awards ceremony off of cyberspace and into Heron Bay Marriott. \u2014 Franco Panizo, Sun Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Real estate in the make believe world of cyberspace have raked in around $500 million in 2021. \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"The squalling protest of the status quo is one of the group\u2019s signature themes \u2014 in this case, the social dangers of cyberspace . \u2014 Christa Titus, Billboard , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"During that incursion, Russia displayed an ability to expand the traditional battlefield through the use of cyberspace , electronic warfare and information weapons. \u2014 Jason Sherman, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"As in The Matrix's own influences\u2014William Gibson's cyberspace , Neal Stephenson's Metaverse\u2014a digital, networked reality was another domain, unconstrained by limitations like space and gravity and untethered from our real-world selves. \u2014 Nicholas De Monchaux, Wired , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"The original exists as a unit of data that the owner keeps on a blockchain \u2014 most are on the Ethereum blockchain --a digital ledger that keeps records of art deals in cyberspace . \u2014 David Lyons, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
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"According to Lessig, minimal government intervention in cyberspace will not mean less regulation. \u2014 John Quinn, Forbes , 17 May 2022"
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"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
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"antonyms":[],
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": one who surfs the Internet":[]
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"examples":[
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"a cybersurfer who is constantly amazed by the length of her daily history"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccs\u0259r-f\u0259r"
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],
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"cybercitizen",
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"netizen"
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"cyberterrorism":{
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": terrorist activities intended to damage or disrupt vital computer systems":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Watts will share his expertise on cyberterrorism , social media influence and Russian disinformation. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
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"Watts will share his expertise on cyberterrorism , social media influence and Russian disinformation. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
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"Watts will share his expertise on cyberterrorism , social media influence and Russian disinformation. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 7 June 2022",
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"Then Mace heads to the U.K. and looks up an old friend/former MI6 operative named Khadijah (Lupita Nyong\u2019o), who now lectures on cyberterrorism . \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"Clinterson has certainly constructed the ultimate modern presidential thriller: the world imperiled by global cyberterrorism . \u2014 Jack Mccallum, SI.com , 27 June 2018",
|
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"Will hacking and cyberterrorism lead to real-world warfare? \u2014 Jason Lloyd, Slate Magazine , 5 Sep. 2017",
|
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"In Japan, the government\u2019s Computer Emergency Response Team said as many as 2,000 computers at 600 companies were affected by the ransomware, and the government set up a new crisis management office to deal with cyberterrorism . \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 16 May 2017",
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"In Japan, the government\u2019s Computer Emergency Response Team said as many as 2,000 computers at 600 companies were affected by the ransomware, and the government set up a new crisis management office to deal with cyberterrorism . \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 16 May 2017"
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"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8s\u012b-b\u0259r-\u02ccter-\u0259r-\u02cci-z\u0259m"
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": a circular or spiral arrangement: such as":[],
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"\u2026 the common cycle of birth, growth, senescence, and death.",
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"\u2014 T. C. Schneirla and Gerard Piel"
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],
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": a group of creative works (such as poems, plays, or songs) treating the same theme":[
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": a long period of time : age":[],
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"the Arthurian cycle"
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": an imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens":[],
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"a 4-year cycle of growth and development"
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": one complete performance of a vibration, electric oscillation, current alternation, or other periodic process":[],
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": ring sense 10":[],
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": the series of a single, double, triple, and home run hit in any order by one player during one baseball game":[],
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": to cause to go through a cycle":[
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"The fact that it [the pump] runs constantly may be a bad sign. It may be cycling the water, not removing it.",
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"\u2014 Popular Mechanics",
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"Everything is constantly cycled in nature. There is abundant waste in nature, just as there is in industry, but in nature waste constantly flows back into living systems.",
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"\u2014 Paul Hawken and William McDonough"
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],
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": to pass through a cycle":[
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"The menu cycles through all the options.",
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"Because the traditional HVAC system cycles on and off\u2014and is powered down when you leave\u2014relief is inconsistent at best.",
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"\u2014 Sarah Littleton"
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],
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": to recur in cycles":[
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"Freezing temperatures \u2026 aren't the problem. It's when temperatures cycle between freezing and thaws, causing pavement to contract and expand \u2026 that can create larger issues.",
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"\u2014 Jonathan Oosting"
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": tricycle":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We have to wait for the dishwasher's wash and dry cycles to end.",
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"the spin cycle on a washing machine",
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"He rode his cycle into town.",
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"Verb",
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"The water is cycled back into the system after it has been used.",
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"The water cycles back into the system.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The chances of conceiving from a single IVF cycle are around 30%. \u2014 Ganes Kesari, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"The bridge is about 10 feet above the water, depending on the tide cycle , and the water is about 7 to 10 feet deep, according to Captain Chris Adams of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills fire department. \u2014 Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"On Wednesday, however, the saga around his offseason free agency, departure from the Braves and apparent split from his agents continued to dominate baseball\u2019s news cycle . \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Launched in 2008, Shein has become a favorite of Gen Z in recent years for its responsiveness to the ever-churning trend cycle and shockingly low prices. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
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"The whirlwinds last only moments, and their trails remain for mere weeks, or months, as new dust storms blow in to erase them, and the cycle begins again. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 29 June 2022",
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"There are others: Some caused by further changes to systems introduced last election cycle because of the pandemic, others resulting from new political boundary maps at the federal, state and county levels as a result of the U.S. Census. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
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"That pandemic abated in the early 1820s, but a new cholera cycle began in 1826. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 June 2022",
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"The new structure will be a 3-5-5 format, meaning teams will have three primary opponents each year and play 10 other ACC teams twice during a four-year cycle . \u2014 Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal , 28 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Leclerc started from pole, immediately lost the lead in the first corner to Sergio P\u00e9rez, then used smart strategy to cycle his Ferrari back to the front. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
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"In many ways, the child welfare system isn\u2019t set up well to deal with families that cycle through investigations, often for neglect. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The opposing flows lead to the formation of other complicated currents that cycle up and down. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Without access to outpatient care, the sickest kids often cycle in and out of hospital beds, where providers focus on treating their most acute symptoms, not on addressing long-term behavioral problems. \u2014 ProPublica , 9 June 2022",
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"Many other trainees would cycle through the project in the years-long process of forming Blackpink, but somehow, fortuitously, the final four members were assigned to the same dorm in those early days. \u2014 Haeryun Kang, Rolling Stone , 23 May 2022",
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"First, the keyboard doubles as a trackpad of sorts\u2014swiping your thumb across the keyboard will cycle through the homescreen or scroll through articles. \u2014 Ben Sin, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Barnes will cycle to Juneau after taking a ferry from Canada. \u2014 Fox News , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Aspiring shock jocks can cycle through playlists and accept calls from others on the platform. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Middle English cicle , from Late Latin cyclus , from Greek kyklos circle, wheel, cycle \u2014 more at wheel":"Noun and Verb"
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],
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|
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|
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|
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"s\u012b\u02c8kl\u00e4l\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a device made for recording the revolutions of a wheel and often used for registering distance traversed by a wheeled vehicle":[]
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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"s\u012b-\u02c8kl\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
|
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],
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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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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"cycl- + -morphic":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170512",
|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"cyclomorphosis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": cyclically recurrent polymorphism occurring especially in marine planktonic animals possibly in response to seasonal changes in environmental salinity":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from cycl- + -morphosis":""
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043616",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cyclone":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain":[],
|
|
": any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)":[],
|
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": low entry 2 sense 1b":[],
|
|
": tornado":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. \u2014 Brandon Miller, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The cyclone hit a month before parliamentary elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Strong winds and snow are in store for the Northeast as the cyclone reaches hurricane-level strength off the Atlantic coast. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cyclogenesis describes the formation of a cyclone or storm. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Satellite view of the developing bomb cyclone and extreme atmospheric river, being pushed east by a powerful Pacific jet extension. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Potent 'bomb cyclone ' to lash Northeast this weekend with heavy snow, howling winds. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Those preconceptions simply stand no chance, however, in the face of the human cyclone that is McClure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This coming week, expedition leaders will be watching the progress of the climbing teams and monitoring the looming cyclone with equal interest. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 7 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"modification of Greek kykl\u014dma wheel, coil, from kykloun to go around, from kyklos circle":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u014dn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135240",
|
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|
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|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"trademark"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"cyclonic":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain":[],
|
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": any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (such as solid particles from gases)":[],
|
|
": low entry 2 sense 1b":[],
|
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": tornado":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Bomb cyclone is a term given to a rapidly strengthening storm that fulfills one important criterion. \u2014 Brandon Miller, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The cyclone hit a month before parliamentary elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Strong winds and snow are in store for the Northeast as the cyclone reaches hurricane-level strength off the Atlantic coast. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Cyclogenesis describes the formation of a cyclone or storm. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Satellite view of the developing bomb cyclone and extreme atmospheric river, being pushed east by a powerful Pacific jet extension. \u2014 Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Potent 'bomb cyclone ' to lash Northeast this weekend with heavy snow, howling winds. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Those preconceptions simply stand no chance, however, in the face of the human cyclone that is McClure. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This coming week, expedition leaders will be watching the progress of the climbing teams and monitoring the looming cyclone with equal interest. \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 7 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Greek kykl\u014dma wheel, coil, from kykloun to go around, from kyklos circle":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8s\u012b-\u02cckl\u014dn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105620",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"trademark"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"cyclopean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
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"tiny",
|
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"wee"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": huge , massive":[],
|
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": of or relating to a style of stone construction marked typically by the use of large irregular blocks without mortar":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a Cyclops":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a cyclopean granite statue that the dictator himself had commissioned",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Rachmaninoff\u2019s humbling presence, re-encountered, is gigantic, cyclopean . \u2014 Joseph Horowitz, WSJ , 17 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Vividly monumental aggregates of cyclopean arches, inverted pyramids, louvered domes, layered patterns and saturated colors\u2014this is not the rigidly principled modernism of Le Corbusier or the inviolate geometry of Louis Kahn. \u2014 Julie V. Iovine, WSJ , 22 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"Of course, the short, goggled and sometimes cyclopean minions are on hand, engaging in a prison food fight and dancing in a cancan-like production number. Innocuous pandemonium ensues in candy colors. \u2014 Andy Webster, New York Times , 29 June 2017",
|
|
"Iran, Syria, Mali, Somalia, Eritrea, Iraq\u2014in a Cyclopean cellar wrapped in near-total darkness. \u2014 Ali Arkady, Smithsonian , 2 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u012b-\u02c8kl\u014d-p\u0113-",
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"\u02ccs\u012b-kl\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
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"Brobdingnagian",
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"bumper",
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"colossal",
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"cosmic",
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"cosmical",
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"galactic",
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"gargantuan",
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"giant",
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"gigantesque",
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"gigantic",
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"grand",
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"herculean",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"Himalayan",
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"huge",
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"humongous",
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"humungous",
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"immense",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"leviathan",
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"mammoth",
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"massive",
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"mega",
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"mighty",
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"monster",
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"monstrous",
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"monumental",
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"mountainous",
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"oceanic",
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"pharaonic",
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"planetary",
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"prodigious",
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"super",
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"super-duper",
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"supersize",
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"supersized",
|
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"titanic",
|
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"tremendous",
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"vast",
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"vasty",
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"walloping",
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"whacking",
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"whopping"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063609",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"cyclopedic":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": encyclopedia":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Zach writes that Ohio saw its first spike and Ukrainian immigration and the mid 1880s that\u2019s according to case Western reserve university\u2019s and cyclopedia of Cleveland history. \u2014 Leila Atassi, cleveland , 25 Feb. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccs\u012b-kl\u0259-\u02c8p\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170923",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"cynegetics":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": hunting , chase entry 2 sense 1b":[]
|
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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 Cynegetica , title of a poem (from Late Greek Kyn\u0113getika , from neuter plural of Greek kyn\u0113getikos of hunting, from kyn\u0113get\u0113s hunter, from kyn- cyn- + h\u0113geisthai to lead) + English -s":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-iks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115203",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun plural but singular in construction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynghanedd":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a strict intricate system of alliteration and rhyme used in Welsh poetry":[
|
|
"the knowledge of cynghanedd is shared by farm laborer and village craftsman as well as the schoolmaster and parson",
|
|
"\u2014 Wyn Griffith"
|
|
],
|
|
": alliteration or alliteration and rhyme in any of the four patterns of cynghanedd":[
|
|
"one rule is common to all the \"24 measures\": there must be cynghanedd in every line",
|
|
"\u2014 A. S. D. Smith"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Welsh, from cym- com- (from Old Welsh com- ) + canu to sing + -edd (noun suffix); akin to Latin com- and to Latin canere to sing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u014b\u02c8h\u00e4(\u02cc)net\u035fh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He's too much of a cynic to see the benefits of marriage.",
|
|
"A cynic might think that the governor visited the hospital just to gain votes.",
|
|
"Reporters who cover politics often become cynics .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But even a cynic must admit that such visits are a lifeline to Ukraine, and a poke in the eye to a Russian leader who wanted to crush its sovereignty. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Instead, work to become a true cynic , in its original sense. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Only a cynic would think that the reason for this move may owe just a little to PR \u2014 and to the fact that these securities have become very hard to trade. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"What kind of person would want to work at an online dating detective agency: a hopeless romantic, or a consummate cynic ? \u2014 Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After all, the actress played the sarcastic cynic , Stevie Budd, of Rosebud Motel for six seasons on Schitt's Creek. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The whole concept is something a cynic might dismiss: What could be feminist about marine mammals? \u2014 Wsj Books Staff, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Otherwise, exercise would be bad for us, and even the most hard-hearted cynic agrees that exercise is not bad for you. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Obama\u2019s presidency was followed by the election of an open racist\u2014and an open cynic \u2014whose supporters seem ever more hostile to democracy with each passing week. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 26 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French or Latin, Middle French cynique , from Latin cynicus , from Greek kynikos , literally, like a dog, from kyn-, ky\u014dn dog \u2014 more at hound":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-nik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misanthrope",
|
|
"naysayer",
|
|
"pessimist"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042510",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynic spasm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": risus sardonicus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024518",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uncynical"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest":[
|
|
"a cynical ploy to win votes"
|
|
],
|
|
": captious , peevish":[],
|
|
": contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives":[
|
|
"\u2026 those cynical men who say that democracy cannot be honest and efficient.",
|
|
"\u2014 Franklin D. Roosevelt"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u2026 if more and more people out there are willing to kill themselves in order to kill us, we've got to give the poor and cynical of the world something positive to believe in. \u2014 Robert Reich , Prospect , February 2003",
|
|
"When \"Roots\" premiered on the ABC network in 1977, my generation of black academics and activists was cynical and outraged. We felt the horrors of slavery were rendered flat and lifeless by the miniseries \u2026 \u2014 Houston A. Baker, Jr. , Vibe , February 2002",
|
|
"It was fear of the Other, the poor, the dying\u2014or to evoke a word with biblical authority\u2014the pestilential. And so I could no longer be cynical about her motives. \u2014 Bharati Mukherjee , Time , 14 June 1999",
|
|
"\u2026 was quiet spoken, but he had a cynical arch to his brows, as though he were repressing an urge to sneer. \u2014 Joseph Wambaugh , The Blooding , 1989",
|
|
"Cynical people say there is no such thing as true love.",
|
|
"People are so cynical nowadays.",
|
|
"She's become more cynical in her old age.",
|
|
"Some people regard the governor's visit to the hospital as a cynical attempt to win votes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"More architectural losses are certain, given the prevailing political winds, which are cynical . \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Making those Robert Langdon sequels wasn\u2019t a little cynical ? \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"And then there were those who, in addition to being fatigued and irritated, are deeply cynical . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Rieger, 65, can be as cynical as anyone about the vanities and flaws of TV news. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Many people are indeed that cynical about politics, but cynicism is an ally of the status quo. \u2014 Micah L. Sifry, The New Republic , 17 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"To suggest otherwise is just plain cynical ; a diversion from what will happen: holding tobacco companies accountable. \u2014 Steve Cohen, STAT , 28 July 2021",
|
|
"The myth of Putin as a cynical but rational chess player has been upended by the march of folly in Ukraine. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the revolution was not entirely cynical , for Henry established new monasteries as his program of dissolution continued. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see cynic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-n\u0259-k\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8si-ni-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for cynical cynical , misanthropic , pessimistic mean deeply distrustful. cynical implies having a sneering disbelief in sincerity or integrity. cynical about politicians' motives misanthropic suggests a rooted distrust and dislike of human beings and their society. a solitary and misanthropic artist pessimistic implies having a gloomy, distrustful view of life. pessimistic about the future",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"misanthropic",
|
|
"pessimistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115655",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynicism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the doctrine of the Cynics (see cynic sense 2 )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Nothing could change her cynicism about politics.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Despite the draw of Pride for travelers and increasing industry and brand support, there is a rising cynicism around the corporatization of Pride. \u2014 Maria Eilersen, Travel + Leisure , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Well, if politicians delivered on promises, that\u2019d be a good start in the fight against cynicism . \u2014 Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"On social media, many creators have been calling out the cynicism of Pride Month and how corporations cash in on it. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"But, as Vox\u2019s Marin Cogan notes, cynicism about America\u2019s response to gun violence can sometimes go too far. \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"If these employees are not held to account for inappropriate and/or unethical behavior, cynicism grows within the organization and fuels the belief by employees that their concerns don\u2019t matter. \u2014 Carrie Penman, Fortune , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Beijing\u2019s cynicism goes further than the disconnect between official rhetoric and actions. \u2014 Therese Shaheen, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its business model is highly profitable cynicism on a global scale. \u2014 Jeffrey M. O'brien, Fortune , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In a culture steeped in irony and cynicism , Verrier\u2019s earnest reverence for food begins to feel almost radical. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1663, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see cynic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-n\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynipid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any insect of the family Cynipidae":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Cynipidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cynipidae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8sin\u0259p\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015417",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynipoid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or resembling the gall wasps or the Cynipoidea \u2014 compare cynipidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cynipoidea":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sin\u0259\u02ccp\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cynosure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a center of attraction or attention":[
|
|
"\u2026 they have turned an eyesore into a cynosure .",
|
|
"\u2014 Catherine Reynolds",
|
|
"\u2026 his rapidly increasing wealth has made him a cynosure in political circles.",
|
|
"\u2014 Larissa MacFarquhar"
|
|
],
|
|
": one that serves to direct or guide":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with an unwavering commitment to equal rights for all as his only cynosure",
|
|
"that company is the cynosure for anyone wishing to make it in the music business",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The setting had all the elements of a stirring, emotional clash: an underlying sense of betrayal, accusations of soulless greed, the prospect of transformative change and a popular, beloved figure trapped in the cynosure of the firestorm. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The Celtic cynosure in the 100-96 triumph, Tatum logged a team-best 26 points along with 10 rebounds and 6 assists while scoring 7 vital fourth-quarter points. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"While the Sackler family, which owned Purdue, attracted intense national attention and became a cynosure of criticism after the company\u2019s introduction of its blockbuster pill OxyContin, the Mallinckrodt brand slipped under the radar. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Brady was fortunate to come along just as the N.F.L. altered multiple playing rules that made the quarterback the cynosure of a pass-happy, high-scoring game with fleet receivers unfettered to dash upfield for long passes. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s no dearth of claims for the value of having your company name mentioned incessantly on the air and connected with sports teams that are the cynosure of their local communities and sometimes the national marketplace. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Woods\u2019s future as a competitive golfer is unclear, and the Masters marches on without the person at the cynosure of the tournament\u2019s dominant narrative for nearly 25 years. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Long before Boston became a cynosure of American Catholicism, its inhabitants commemorated the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot on Nov. 5, 1605, as Pope\u2019s Day, a holiday of bonfires, bigotry and a little light rioting. \u2014 Dominic Green, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Taylor Swift: cynosure of the age, winner of a barn full of awards, incomprehensibly wealthy, beautiful, talented, young. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 2 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French Cynosure \"Ursa Minor,\" borrowed from Latin Cynos\u016bra, borrowed from Greek Kyn\u00f3soura, from kyn\u00f3s, genitive of k\u00fd\u014dn \"dog\" + our\u00e1 \"tail\" \u2014 more at hound entry 1 , ass entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8s\u012b-n\u0259-\u02ccshu\u0307r",
|
|
"\u02c8si-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"lodestar",
|
|
"loadstar",
|
|
"polestar"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182055",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cyprine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a variety of idocrase that is colored blue by copper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German zyprin , from Latin cyprum copper + German -in -ine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccpr\u0113n",
|
|
"-\u02ccpr\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8sipr\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112926",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cyprinid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a family (Cyprinidae) of soft-finned freshwater fishes including the carps and minnows":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ultimately from Latin cyprinus carp, from Greek kyprinos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8si-pr\u0259-n\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cyprinodont":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cyprinodont fish : a killifish, topminnow, or related small soft-finned fish":[],
|
|
": of or belonging to Cyprinodon , the Cyprinodontidae, or the Microcyprini":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Cyprinodont-, Cyprinodon & Cyprinodontia & Cyprinodontes":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"-\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112707",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"cyprinoid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cyprinoid fish":[],
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": like or relating to a carp or the Cyprinoidea":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Cyprinoidea":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u012b\u02cc-",
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"\u02c8sipr\u0259\u02ccn\u022fid",
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"\"",
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"s\u0259\u0307\u02c8pri\u02cc-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111145",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |