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5028 lines
241 KiB
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"OR?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=or000001":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a logical operator that requires at least one of two inputs to be present or conditions to be met for an output to be made or a statement to be executed":[
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"OR gate in a computer"
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],
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": before":[],
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": condition : activity":[
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"demean or"
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],
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": either":[],
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": one that does a (specified) thing":[
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"grant or"
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],
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": the heraldic color gold or yellow":[],
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": whether":[],
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"Oregon":[],
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"operating room":[],
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"operational research; operations research":[],
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"own recognizance":[],
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"owner's risk":[],
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"\u2014 compare disjunction":[
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"\u2014 used in logic as a sentential connective that forms a complex sentence which is true when at least one of its constituent sentences is true"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, alteration of other , alteration of Old English oththe ; akin to Old High German eddo or":"Conjunction and Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or ; Anglo-French -ur, -our , from Latin -or ; Anglo-French -eour , from Latin -ator , from -a- , verb stem + -tor , agent suffix; akin to Greek -t\u014dr , agent suffix, Sanskrit -t\u0101":"Noun suffix",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin":"Noun suffix",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, gold, from Latin aurum \u2014 more at aureus":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from or , adverb, early, before, from Old Norse \u0101r ; akin to Old English \u01e3r early \u2014 more at ere":"Preposition"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"Southern also \u02c8\u00e4r",
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"\u02c8\u022fr",
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"\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193216",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"conjunction",
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"noun",
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"noun suffix",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"Oradea":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in Transylvania in northwestern Romania near the border with Hungary population 196,367":[]
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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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"\u022f-\u02c8r\u00e4-d\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182916",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Oraon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": kurukh":[],
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": the Kurukh language":[]
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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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"\u014d\u02c8r\u00e4\u02cc\u014dn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195728",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Orchestia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Orchestiidae) of semiterrestrial amphipod cructaceans comprising the widely distributed beach fleas of sandy seacoasts":[]
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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 Greek orch\u0113st\u0113s dancer (from orcheisthai to dance, leap) + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u022f(r)\u02c8kest\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192736",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Ordnung":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": order : orderliness : system of community norms":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022frd-nu\u0307\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131550",
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"type":[
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"German noun"
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]
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},
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"Ordovician":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being the period between the Cambrian and the Silurian or the corresponding system of rocks \u2014 see Geologic Time Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin Ordovices , ancient people in northern Wales":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8vi-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062855",
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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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"Ore":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked":[],
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": a source from which valuable matter is extracted":[],
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"Oregon":[],
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"a monetary subunit of the krona (Sweden) and krone \u2014 see krona, krone at Money Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Danish & Norwegian, from Latin aureus a gold coin":"Noun",
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"Middle English or, oor , partly from Old English \u014dra ore; partly from Old English \u0101r brass; akin to Old High German \u0113r bronze, Latin aes copper, bronze":"Noun",
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"Swedish \u00f6re & Danish & Norwegian \u00f8re":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259r-\u0259",
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"\u02c8\u022fr"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104300",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Orectolobus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the type genus of the family Orectolobidae":[]
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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 Greek orektos stretched out + New Latin -lobus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u014dr\u02cce-",
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"\u014d\u02ccrek\u02c8t\u00e4l\u0259b\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113023",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Organization of American States":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"political organization which came into being in 1951 to defend and strengthen cooperation among its members (now Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba [in name only], Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095034",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"organization established in 1960 to coordinate petroleum policies among its members (now Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034625",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Oriental":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": being corundum or sapphire but simulating another gem in color":[],
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": of superior grade, luster, or value":[],
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": of, relating to, or coming from Asia and especially eastern Asia":[
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"oriental food",
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"oriental art",
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"oriental medicine"
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],
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": of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line":[],
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": of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern":[],
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": oriental rug":[],
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": oriental shorthair":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u014dr-\u0113-\u02c8en-t\u1d4al",
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"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8en-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203921",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Oriental roller":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tumbler pigeon originating in Asia Minor and having a longer head and tail than ordinary tumblers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105818",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Oriental rug":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a handwoven or hand-knotted one-piece rug or carpet made in a country of central or southern Asia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1878, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192350",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Oriental shorthair":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a slender short-haired domestic cat of a breed resembling the Siamese in conformation but having a solid-colored coat in a wide range of colors":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205932",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Orthodox Jew":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an adherent of Orthodox Judaism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140631",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Orthodox Judaism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": Judaism that adheres to the Torah and Talmud as interpreted in an authoritative rabbinic law code and applies their principles and regulations to modern living \u2014 compare conservative judaism , reform judaism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1904, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081548",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Orthodox Sunday":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": feast of orthodoxy":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232554",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"or":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a logical operator that requires at least one of two inputs to be present or conditions to be met for an output to be made or a statement to be executed":[
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"OR gate in a computer"
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],
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": before":[],
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": condition : activity":[
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"demean or"
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],
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": either":[],
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": one that does a (specified) thing":[
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"grant or"
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],
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": the heraldic color gold or yellow":[],
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": whether":[],
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"Oregon":[],
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"operating room":[],
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"operational research; operations research":[],
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"own recognizance":[],
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"owner's risk":[],
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"\u2014 compare disjunction":[
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"\u2014 used in logic as a sentential connective that forms a complex sentence which is true when at least one of its constituent sentences is true"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Conjunction",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, alteration of other , alteration of Old English oththe ; akin to Old High German eddo or":"Conjunction and Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French -ur, -our, -eour & Latin -or ; Anglo-French -ur, -our , from Latin -or ; Anglo-French -eour , from Latin -ator , from -a- , verb stem + -tor , agent suffix; akin to Greek -t\u014dr , agent suffix, Sanskrit -t\u0101":"Noun suffix",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin":"Noun suffix",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, gold, from Latin aurum \u2014 more at aureus":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from or , adverb, early, before, from Old Norse \u0101r ; akin to Old English \u01e3r early \u2014 more at ere":"Preposition"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259r",
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"Southern also \u02c8\u00e4r",
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"\u02c8\u022fr"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203634",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"conjunction",
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"noun",
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"noun suffix",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"or anything":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": or a similar thing":[
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"Do you want some pretzels or anything ?"
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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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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184949",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"or otherwise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191940",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"ora et labora":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": pray and work":[
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"\u2014 motto of the Benedictine order"
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u014d-r\u00e4-et-l\u00e4-\u02c8b\u014d-r\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110613",
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"type":[
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"Latin phrase"
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]
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},
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"oracy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": proficiency in oral expression and comprehension":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"or al + -acy (as in literacy )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-s\u0113",
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"\u02c8\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135621",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"oral":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonvocal"
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],
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": an oral examination":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": being on or relating to the same surface as the mouth":[],
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": of, given through, or involving the mouth":[
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"oral health",
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"an oral vaccine"
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],
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": of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits of passive dependency and aggressiveness":[],
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": of, relating to, or characterized by the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which libidinal gratification is derived from intake (as of food), by sucking, and later by biting":[],
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": using speech or the lips especially in teaching the deaf":[],
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": uttered by the mouth or in words : spoken":[
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"oral traditions"
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],
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"city on the Ural River in western Kazakhstan population 202,161":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"She practices good oral hygiene by brushing her teeth at least twice a day.",
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"As part of her oral examination, she had to recite the names of all the presidents.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the case on October 11. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"At oral arguments in SAM's case before the Supreme Court, Rich noted Wisconsin commits more people for involuntary mental treatment per capita than any other state. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
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"During oral arguments on the case in November, many of the court's conservative justices seemed skeptical of New York-style laws, though raised concerns about public safety if restrictions were rolled back too far. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 22 June 2022",
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"What is known is that oral arguments were held in November and that the decision wasn\u2019t released until June. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
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"The Kentucky Supreme Court heard oral arguments in February. \u2014 Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
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"His parents, Bob, an oral surgeon and sculptor, and Joanne, an artist, continued this tradition at home. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"An oral surgeon in Maryland has been arrested and charged in connection to the death of his girlfriend, who suffered a fatal drug overdose in January, say police. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"But even Silicon Valley salaries are unable to make up for the $136,000 gap between incomes and home values, the average salary of an oral surgeon. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"However, it can also be transmitted via oral -to-genital contact. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"Both in Britain and the United States, cabotegravir and rilpivirine can be prescribed and used after an initial oral (tablet) lead-in period. \u2014 Somayeh Malekian, ABC News , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"The Ohio Supreme Court\u2019s certification exam has two parts, one written and one oral . \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"Due to its remoteness, Svan culture evolved over the centuries in isolation from the rest of Georgian lands, developing a unique oral -only language and traditions such as ritual beard cutting and blood feuds. \u2014 Melissa Findley, National Geographic , 20 Nov. 2020",
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"Astrid agrees, setting a few ground rules: no eye contact, no kissing after oral . \u2014 Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com , 24 June 2020"
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],
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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin or-, os mouth; akin to Old Norse \u014dss mouth of a river, Sanskrit \u0101s mouth":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259l",
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"\u02c8\u014dr-\u0259l, \u02c8\u022fr-, \u02c8\u00e4r-",
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"\u02c8\u00e4r-",
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"\u022f-\u02c8r\u00e4l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"spoken",
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"uttered",
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"vocal",
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"voiced"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174632",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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]
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},
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"orange grass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a North American weed ( Hypericum gentianoides ) with wiry stems, minute leaves resembling scales, and small bright yellow flowers":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181823",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"orange hawkweed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a European hawkweed ( Hieracium aurantiacum ) that has flower heads with bright orange-red rays and is a troublesome weed especially in northeastern North America":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1818, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181633",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"orate":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to speak in an elevated and often pompous manner":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"given the opportunity, many politicians will orate at considerable length on just about any subject",
|
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"the respected anthropologist is expected to orate about her latest research findings before a packed auditorium",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Marsha, Nate, and Jacob stand on the balcony as Cal begins to orate . \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The surest way to get yanked off the stage \u2014 any stage \u2014 is to clear one\u2019s throat and begin to orate . \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
|
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"My cousin, a single mom, had moved back in with my aunt and uncle, and everyone was helping her raise Jiajia \u2014 a precocious three-year-old who orated rather than babbled, and loved instructions, dogs, and Fruit-by-the-Foot. \u2014 Connie Wang, refinery29.com , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The earliest evidence of it in American written English stems from about the same period that the constitutional framers Collins was referencing were orating , in a 1795 newspaper account from the Charleston City Gazette. \u2014 Ephrat Livni, Quartz , 19 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Your professor holds forth in class, lecturing, orating , gesturing, bantering \u2014 equal parts pedagogue and performer. \u2014 Alfred Lubrano, Philly.com , 11 July 2018",
|
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"Nobody has a right to snatch his 52-million-follower soapbox and begin orating , right? \u2014 Garrett Epps, The Atlantic , 24 May 2018",
|
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"Indeed, Duncan, at times, has angrily orated from the bench, especially after reading an article written by a KJZZ reporter suggesting that Corizon and ADC were possibly gaming the system. \u2014 Michael Kiefer, azcentral , 27 Mar. 2018",
|
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"The others, including Carey Mulligan\u2019s Detective Inspector Kip Glaspie and John Simm\u2019s Labor politician David Mars, either apologize or orate furiously about moral duty, soapbox-style. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 10 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"back-formation from oration":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u022f-\u02c8r\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"declaim",
|
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"discourse",
|
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"harangue",
|
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"mouth (off)",
|
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"perorate"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080753",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"oration":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an elaborate discourse (see discourse entry 1 sense 2 ) delivered in a formal and dignified manner":[
|
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"She delivered an oration on the value of art in our society.",
|
|
"a commencement oration",
|
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"a funeral oration"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She made an oration on the value of art in society.",
|
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"the celebrated orations of Daniel Webster in unwavering support of the federal union",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"With jokes, sly smiles and a gift for oration , this version of Mickey can win over any jury. \u2014 Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
|
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"The second half of the concert was given over to Shostakovich\u2019s Tenth Symphony, a monumental oration by the living titan of Soviet composers. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The ship\u2019s owner, the Bangladesh Shipping Corp oration , instructed Capt. \u2014 Benoit Faucon And Joe Parkinson, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Even Pericles\u2019 funeral oration , that masterful defense of ancient Athenian democracy, was in some sense propaganda. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In between his oration , Douglas pauses to perform some of his songs, often in unexpected settings. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In 1832, on his 100th birthday, Chief Justice John Marshall was invited by a Henry Clay\u2013led congressional delegation to give an oration on Capitol Hill. \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Scott is clearly drawn to monologue and poetic oration , but his greatest gifts lie in scripting complex interactions. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"His body language delivers an oration of smiles, smirks, scowls, and snarls. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1504, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin oration-, oratio speech, oration, from orare to plead, speak, pray; akin to Hittite ariya- to consult an oracle and perhaps to Greek ara prayer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
|
|
"\u022f-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
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"declamation",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"peroration",
|
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"speech",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105425",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oratorical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unrhetorical"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a speech that was an oratorical endorsement of the value of education but one that refused to call for greater spending on education",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Vice presidents are rarely celebrated for their oratorical style, or for anything else. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"M\u00e9lenchon has an undeniable oratorical gift, even if his eloquence often reads like the antiquated anti-capitalist sermon of a nineteenth-century Marxist magically transplanted to the twenty-first century. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Biden could combine the political talents of FDR and Reagan, the oratorical skills of Lincoln and JFK, and the common touch of Jackson and Truman, and this sense of falling behind would still be eating away at the foundations of his presidency. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The measure prohibits discourses, lectures, songs, and other public demonstrations of an oratorical or musical nature and so includes the Salvation army and the campaign stumper, as well as the Socialists and the Industrial Workers of the World. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Still, his oratorical skills, unflagging enthusiasm and abiding sense of faith made him for many an irresistible figure. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But Tutu\u2019s oratorical skills and powerful intellect were undeniable. \u2014 Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"His prose has an oratorical flair, like a vinous soliloquy summoning us to enjoy the pleasures of the grape. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"These sermons had only a few hundred more words than those from within the evangelical tradition, a detail that suggests oratorical style or musical interludes might be contributing to their length. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 7 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4r-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8t\u022fr-i-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"flatulent",
|
|
"fustian",
|
|
"gaseous",
|
|
"gassy",
|
|
"grandiloquent",
|
|
"orotund",
|
|
"rhetorical",
|
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"rhetoric",
|
|
"windy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200136",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"oratory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an Oratorian congregation, house, or church":[],
|
|
": public speaking that employs oratory":[],
|
|
": public speaking that is characterized by the use of stock phrases and that appeals chiefly to the emotions":[],
|
|
": the art of speaking in public eloquently or effectively":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"circa 1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin oratoria , from feminine of oratorius oratorical, from orare":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English oratorie , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin oratorium , from Latin orare":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073130",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sphere surmounted by a cross symbolizing kingly power and justice":[],
|
|
": any of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions":[],
|
|
": encircle , surround , enclose":[],
|
|
": eye":[],
|
|
": something circular : circle , orbit":[],
|
|
": to form into a disk or circle":[],
|
|
": to move in an orbit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The moon was a silvery orb .",
|
|
"out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Fortunately for lunar lovers hoping to catch a glimpse of the fascinating sight, no special equipment is needed to view \u2014 but if interested in seeing the impressive detail on the massive orb , binoculars will to the trick! \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Break the orb with a mini slingshot and the alcohol, which was contained completely inside the ice like an egg yolk, spills out. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In her collection with Studio M Lighting, Houston interior designer Nina Magon carries out her own riff on the storied orb . \u2014 Lia Picard, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To learn how spiders build webs, the researchers used A.I. to track the legs and see exactly how the orb weavers interacted with their webs over time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The garden variety orb weavers build a new web each night to avoid being dinner for birds during the day. \u2014 Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 31 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"While the widows and the orb -weavers both use webs to catch snakes, the tarantulas actually stalk their prey on the ground, eventually pouncing and hanging onto the thrashing snake for dear life until their venom takes effect. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"A month ago, a group of activists, historians and mourners gathered at Ravensbr\u00fcck to dedicate an orb of remembrance for lesbian victims of the Holocaust. \u2014 Samuel Huneke, CNN , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Picking up an orb while in max power will now give it suppression. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Despite it being named the Pink Moon, don't expect to see the giant orb in that exact shade. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"To create a small foyer of sorts, Eckley hung silver orb planters that catch the light but don\u2019t completely wall off the space from the rest of the garden. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 14 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French orbe, borrowed from Latin orbis \"disk, circle, sphere, orbit,\" perhaps a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *h 3 erbh- \"turn, be turned over, undergo transfer,\" whence also Tocharian B yerpe \"disk,\" Hittite harp- \"change sides, change allegiance\"":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of orb entry 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022frb"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ball",
|
|
"globe",
|
|
"sphere"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041622",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orbit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a circular path":[],
|
|
": a range or sphere of activity or influence":[
|
|
"within the president's orbit"
|
|
],
|
|
": the bony socket of the eye":[
|
|
"The orbit encloses and protects the eye and its appendages."
|
|
],
|
|
": to revolve in an orbit around : circle":[],
|
|
": to send up and make revolve in an orbit":[
|
|
"orbit a satellite"
|
|
],
|
|
": to travel in circles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The Moon orbits the Earth.",
|
|
"The satellites orbit at different heights.",
|
|
"The Moon orbits around the Earth."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English orbite, orbita, borrowed from Medieval Latin orbita (probably as translation of Greek trochi\u00e1 ), going back to Latin, \"track, rut, path of a heavenly body\" \u2014 more at orbit entry 2":"Noun",
|
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"borrowed from Latin orbita \"track, rut, path of a heavenly body,\" probably derivative of an adjective stem *orbi-t- \"wheel-like,\" derivative of orbis \"disk, circle, wheel\" \u2014 more at orb entry 1":"Noun",
|
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"derivative of orbit entry 2":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-b\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for orbit Noun (2) range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"circle",
|
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"circuit",
|
|
"circumnavigate",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
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"compass",
|
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"encircle",
|
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"girdle",
|
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"ring",
|
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"round"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234721",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orchesography":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": choreography":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French orch\u00e9sographie , from Middle French orchesographie , from Greek orch\u0113sis dancing + Middle French -o- + -graphie -graphy":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022f(r)k\u0259\u02c8s\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113"
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124740",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"orchestiid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an orchestiid crustacean":[],
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": of or relating to the genus Orchestia or the family Orchestiidae":[]
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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 Orchestiidae , family of crustaceans, from Orchestia , type genus + -idae":"Adjective"
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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":"20220707-071150",
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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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"orchestra":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a corresponding semicircular space in a Roman theater used for seating important persons":[],
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": a group of musicians including especially string players organized to perform ensemble music \u2014 compare band":[],
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": the circular space used by the chorus in front of the proscenium in an ancient Greek theater":[],
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": the forward section of seats on the main floor of a theater":[],
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": the main floor of a theater":[],
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": the space in front of the stage in a modern theater that is used by an orchestra":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He plays violin in the school orchestra .",
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"the orchestra will be performing a selection of Beethoven pieces tomorrow night",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The event, which was broadcast on all CNN platforms, made history as the first time an all-Black orchestra performed on stage in the Bowl\u2019s 100-year history. \u2014 Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
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"The Met has worked to rally support for Ukraine, hosting a benefit concert and helping form an orchestra of Ukrainians, to be led by Gelb\u2019s wife, the Canadian Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Tamara Paige makes her Moonlight debut as conductor and musical director, overseeing an 18-piece orchestra that sounded great on Wednesday night. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Killer Mike, Lucky Daye, Mary Mary, Michelle Williams and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy further round out a program that will also feature the first time an all-Black orchestra has performed on the Hollywood Bowl stage in its 101 years. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 2 June 2022",
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"And none can wrap itself so seamlessly around an orchestra . \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Although essential, culture can't be created through standalone values or organizational structure but rather like an orchestra in which all the pieces fit and are brought together by a conductor\u2014or technology in this case. \u2014 Uday Birajdar, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
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"The Benedictus begins with four rapture-seeking vocal soloists (sopranos Brenda Rae and Miah Persson, tenor Attilio Glaser and bass Michael Sumuel) and an accommodating orchestra in excited anticipation. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Beyonc\u00e9 stands on a tennis court in Compton, California, dressed in stunning bright yellow and surrounded by background singers, dancers and an orchestra . \u2014 Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek orch\u0113stra , from orcheisthai to dance; perhaps akin to Sanskrit \u1e5bgh\u0101yati he trembles, he rages":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccke-",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-k\u0259-str\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"band",
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"philharmonic",
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"symphony",
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"symphony orchestra"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101940",
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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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"orchestra bells":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": glockenspiel sense 2a(2)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1882, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190147",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
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]
|
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},
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"orchestra circle":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": parquet circle":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115144",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orchestration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
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"disproportion",
|
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"disunity",
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"imbalance",
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"incoherence",
|
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"violence"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": harmonious organization":[
|
|
"develop a world community through orchestration of cultural diversities",
|
|
"\u2014 L. K. Frank"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the trade respresentatives are working towards an orchestration of the two countries' often competing economic interests",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hybrid cloud connects both public and private cloud environments to provide orchestration , management and application portability\u2014empowering organizations to create a flexible, customizable and controlled infrastructure. \u2014 Mike Fuhrman, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"This inevitably raised the question of just how suited her pop hits are for pure orchestration . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Through imitation, counterpoint and attentive orchestration , Leontovych brought the sounds of the Ukrainian nation to a broader public. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Skills surrounding successful container orchestration are essential for maintaining monotonicity in this area. \u2014 Amandeep Midha, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The orchestration lets up on its assault for a breath, and the intimate moment carries. \u2014 Heidi Waleson, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The orchestration is more vivid than anything that had come before it, and Mahler uses his big orchestra in ever-changing and ever-surprising chamber settings. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Eva Majercsik is the Chief People Officer for Genesys, a global leader in customer experience orchestration . \u2014 Eva Majercsik, Forbes , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
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"And Price\u2019s sumptuous but strong-boned orchestration spotlighted every section in the orchestra. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 6 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-k\u0259-\u02c8str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"balance",
|
|
"coherence",
|
|
"concinnity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
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"consonancy",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"symmetry",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173648",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"ordain":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": destine , foreordain":[
|
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"It is futile to try to avoid what destiny has ordained ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to establish or order by appointment, decree, or law : enact":[
|
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"we the people \u2026 do ordain and establish this Constitution",
|
|
"\u2014 U.S. Constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
": to invest (see invest entry 2 sense 1 ) officially (as by the laying on of hands) with ministerial or priestly authority":[
|
|
"was ordained as a priest"
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],
|
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": to issue an order":[
|
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"so the gods have ordained"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"She is an ordained minister.",
|
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"The process was ordained by law.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some 35 years later, Kate Kelly, a Washington, D.C., activist also was excommunicated \u2014 at the same Virginia meetinghouse as Johnson \u2014 for her advocacy in pushing to ordain women to the faith\u2019s all-male priesthood. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The church did not routinely ordain Black men into the priesthood until 1978. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The leaders of the Anglican Episcopal Church meet in London to discuss the Episcopal Church USA\u2019s vote to ordain an openly homosexual bishop. \u2014 CNN , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Timeline August 5, 2003 - The Episcopal Church USA, at its meeting for its General Convention in Minneapolis, votes to ordain Gene Robinson, who is openly gay, as bishop of New Hampshire. \u2014 CNN , 19 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Last month, the Vatican released a new penal code that specified automatic excommunication for any attempt to ordain a woman. \u2014 Francis X. Rocca, WSJ , 16 July 2021",
|
|
"Shaloh House is planning to ordain eight additional rabbis this year, one for each stab wound Noginski suffered. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"Council members, during a June 21 Council finance committee hearing, raised concerns that such a costly upfront investment might pre- ordain the old juvenile facility as the final choice for the diversion center. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"Will the Catholic Church ever ordain women as priests? \u2014 Fortune , 22 June 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ordeinen , from Anglo-French ordener, ordeiner , from Late Latin ordinare , from Latin, to put in order, appoint, from ordin-, ordo order":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"destine",
|
|
"doom",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"foredoom",
|
|
"foreordain",
|
|
"predestine",
|
|
"predetermine",
|
|
"preordain"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104252",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordeal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control":[
|
|
"ordeal by fire",
|
|
"ordeal by water"
|
|
],
|
|
": a severe trial or experience":[
|
|
"Being trapped in an elevator was a harrowing ordeal for the shoppers."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hikers were finally rescued after a three-day ordeal in the wilderness",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Gouttierres\u2019 ordeal made headlines this month as the art of bee removal has received increasing attention, thanks to an entire genre of mesmerizing TikTok videos and, perhaps, humanity\u2019s age-old fascination with bees. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Vasily's hellish ordeal of succumbing to the skin-peeling horrors of acute radiation. \u2014 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Many office workers opted to avoid the ordeal entirely. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Ironically, like the Velveteen Rabbit, Megan has faced her own difficult ordeal and journey. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Most likened themselves to jurors or judges who must give a fair hearing in an ordeal that has fractured the state\u2019s Republican Party and galvanized public opinion. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Cinematographer Raoul Coutard and editor Fran\u00e7oise Bonnot deepen the visual approach and sharply arrange vivid, unsettlingly humanizing details of G\u00e9rard/London\u2019s physical and intellectual ordeal . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Dean eventually testified about the cover-up before Congress, and the ordeal ultimately strengthened their bond. \u2014 Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Boua DeChhat, 29, of Lowell, was recovered from the water by rescuers Thursday night along with her 7-year-old daughter, who survived the ordeal . \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ordal , from Old English ord\u0101l ; akin to Old High German urteil judgment, Old English d\u0101l division \u2014 more at deal entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0113(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u022fr-\u02c8d\u0113l",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u02ccd\u0113(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crucible",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"gauntlet",
|
|
"gantlet",
|
|
"trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095010",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordeal bark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the poisonous bark of a West African tree ( Erythrophloeum guineense ) of the family Leguminosae : sassy bark":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from its use as an ordeal poison":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181228",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordeal bean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": calabar bean":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042749",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordeal tree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a poisonous Madagascan tree ( Tanghinia venenifera ) having fruit resembling plums and poisonous seeds":[],
|
|
": a poisonous central African shrub ( Strychnos densiflora )":[],
|
|
": a southern African tree ( Acocanthera venenata )":[],
|
|
": ordeal bark":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165049",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"order":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"disposal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"distribution",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"setup"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a category of taxonomic classification ranking above the family and below the class":[],
|
|
": a class of persons or things grouped according to quality, value, or natural characteristics: such as":[],
|
|
": a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods or to perform work":[],
|
|
": a fraternal society":[
|
|
"the Masonic Order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of people united in a formal way: such as":[],
|
|
": a particular sphere or aspect of a sociopolitical system":[
|
|
"the present economic order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a prescribed form of a religious service : rite":[],
|
|
": a proper, orderly , or functioning condition":[
|
|
"their passports were in order",
|
|
"the phone is out of order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a rank, class, or special group in a community or society":[],
|
|
": a regular or harmonious arrangement":[
|
|
"the order of nature"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sequential arrangement of mathematical elements":[],
|
|
": a sociopolitical system":[
|
|
"was opposed to changes in the established order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a specific rule, regulation, or authoritative direction : command":[],
|
|
": a style of building":[],
|
|
": a type of column and entablature forming the unit of a style":[],
|
|
": a written direction to pay money to someone":[],
|
|
": about , approximately":[
|
|
"spent on the order of two million dollars"
|
|
],
|
|
": according to the specifications of an order":[
|
|
"shoes made to order"
|
|
],
|
|
": after the fashion of : like":[
|
|
"a genius on the order of Newton",
|
|
"\u2014 D. B. Botkin"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assigned or requested undertaking":[
|
|
"landing men on the moon was a tall order"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of the several grades of the Christian ministry":[],
|
|
": appropriate , desirable":[
|
|
"an apology is in order"
|
|
],
|
|
": category , class":[
|
|
"in emergencies of this order",
|
|
"\u2014 R. B. Westerfield"
|
|
],
|
|
": degree sense 12a":[],
|
|
": destine , ordain":[
|
|
"so ordered by the gods"
|
|
],
|
|
": for the purpose of":[],
|
|
": goods or items bought or sold":[],
|
|
": in the process of being ordered":[],
|
|
": order of the day":[
|
|
"flat roofs were the order in the small villages"
|
|
],
|
|
": ordination":[],
|
|
": rank , level":[
|
|
"a statesman of the first order"
|
|
],
|
|
": state or condition especially with regard to functioning or repair":[
|
|
"things were in terrible order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the arrangement or sequence of objects or of events in time":[
|
|
"listed the items in order of importance",
|
|
"the batting order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the broadest category in soil classification":[],
|
|
": the customary mode of procedure especially in debate":[
|
|
"point of order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the number of columns or rows or columns and rows in a magic square, determinant, or matrix":[
|
|
"the order of a matrix with 2 rows and 3 columns is 2 by 3"
|
|
],
|
|
": the number of elements in a finite mathematical group":[],
|
|
": the number of times differentiation is applied successively":[
|
|
"derivatives of higher order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the office of a person in the Christian ministry":[],
|
|
": the order of the derivative of highest order":[],
|
|
": the state of peace, freedom from confused or unruly behavior, and respect for law or proper authority":[
|
|
"promised to restore order"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring about order : regulate":[
|
|
"a renascence of the spirit that orders and controls",
|
|
"\u2014 H. G. Wells"
|
|
],
|
|
": to command to go or come to a specified place":[
|
|
"ordered back to the base"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give an order for":[
|
|
"order a meal",
|
|
"I ordered the books from the company's website.",
|
|
"The judge ordered a new trial."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give an order to : command":[
|
|
"They ordered everyone out of the house."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give or place an order":[
|
|
"Be sure to order before it's too late."
|
|
],
|
|
": to issue orders : command":[
|
|
"The general orders and soldiers obey."
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in order : arrange":[
|
|
"The books are ordered alphabetically by author."
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also law and order":[
|
|
"promised to restore order"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They ordered everyone out of the house.",
|
|
"The soldiers were ordered back to the base.",
|
|
"\u201cStop! Drop your weapon!\u201d ordered the officer.",
|
|
"The court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial.",
|
|
"The judge ordered that the charges be dismissed.",
|
|
"He was accused of ordering the murder of his wife.",
|
|
"I ordered the books from the company's website.",
|
|
"The shirt you ordered should arrive in the mail in a couple of days.",
|
|
"To order , call the number at the bottom of your screen.",
|
|
"Order now and receive a free gift!",
|
|
"Noun",
|
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"That's an order , not a request!",
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"Failing to comply with an order will result in the loss of your job.",
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"She received an order to appear in court.",
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"They can't close down the school without an order from the governor's office.",
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"The mayor gave an order to evacuate the city.",
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"It's not his fault. He was only following orders .",
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"I'm not taking orders from you! You're not my boss.",
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"The city was evacuated by order of the mayor.",
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"The store received an order for 200 roses this morning.",
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"They had trouble filling large customer orders .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"However, Vestager and her team took a massive reputational hit in 2020, when the General Court slapped down their 2016 decision to order Apple to pay $15 billion in Irish back taxes. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
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"Be sure to order a steakburger, cooked the old-fashioned way on a grill. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
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"The disruption caused Senate President Dominick Ruggerio to order security to clear the gallery, according to the report. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
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"Maybe Brandon Choi will be gathering paying clients to his London door to order a slice of his spontaneously beautiful raw romanticism. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
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"Red-flag laws, now in place in 19 states and the District of Columbia, allow authorities to ask judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from people threatening violence. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
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"For larger crowds, there's even an option to order as many as 36 towels. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Steven McGraw previously said our Arredondo made the wrong decision to not order officers to breach the classroom more quickly. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
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"To know how much to order this quarter, a company must know, or at least be able to estimate reasonably, how much its customers will buy next quarter. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 10 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"While the 2023 model year of Debut Editions is sold out, Cadillac has opened the order book for the 2024 model. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Along the walls of the koji room are handsome wood tables built to order , featuring movable dividers and mesh bottoms. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"But that order was downgraded to an evacuation warning hours later, and all warnings were lifted by Sunday morning when the fire was 40% contained. \u2014 Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
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"The process for citizens to file extreme risk protection order petitions can be challenging. \u2014 Markian Hawryluk, CNN , 27 June 2022",
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"Richard Sears moves his mail- order business from Minneapolis to Chicago. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian each have several ships on order for future delivery. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"That day\u2019s order was for about a thousand wedding guests, so preparation had begun the day before with the slaughter of 73 sheep to yield a ton and a half of mutton. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"In 2014, after a campaign calling for officials to disclose their wealth, Xu and Ding were both jailed on charges of gathering a crowd to disrupt public order . \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French ordre , from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ordin-, ordo ecclesiastical order, from Latin, arrangement, group, class; akin to Latin ordiri to lay the warp, begin":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from ordre , noun":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022frd-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for order Verb order , arrange , marshal , organize , systematize , methodize mean to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other. order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion. ordered her business affairs arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment. arranged the files numerically marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use. marshaling the facts for argument organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function. organized the volunteers into teams systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme. systematized billing procedures methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme. methodizes every aspect of daily living synonyms see in addition command",
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"synonyms":[
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"arrange",
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"array",
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"classify",
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"codify",
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"dispose",
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"draw up",
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"lay out",
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"marshal",
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"marshall",
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"organize",
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"range",
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"systematize"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033359",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"order about":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to give orders to (someone) : to tell (someone) what to do":[
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"You can't just come in here and start ordering people about ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180333",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"order arms":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a command to return the rifle to order arms from present arms or to drop the hand from a hand salute":[],
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": a position in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held vertically beside the right leg with the butt resting on the ground":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Other prescriptions are filled by the retailers\u2019 mail- order arms or other mail-order pharmacies. \u2014 Laura Stevens, WSJ , 26 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the command order arms !":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182831",
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]
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},
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"order around":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to give orders to (someone) : to tell (someone) what to do":[
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"You can't just come in here and start ordering people around ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180556",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"order book":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a book that shows the number of orders that a company has received from its customers":[
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"\u2014 often used figuratively The company is starting the year with a full order book ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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]
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},
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"order buyer":{
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"definitions":{
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": a buyer who purchases (as produce or livestock) for another's account":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021955",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"order form":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a form that customers can use to order products from a company":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103718",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"order-in-council":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order having the full force of law that is issued by the British monarch acting by and with the advice of the Privy Council or by a governor-general acting by and with the advice of the privy council or similar body of a member nation of the British Commonwealth usually as a means of giving legal effect to a decision of the cabinet in areas not involving parliamentary action":[
|
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"the promulgation of orders-in-council both in pursuance of royal prerogative and under authority of statute",
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"\u2014 F. A. Ogg & Harold Zink"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103156",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"orderboard":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a manual signal used at railroad stations, a vertical position of the signal indicating that there are no orders , a horizontal position indicating to the crew of an approaching train that train orders must be picked up":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062431",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordered":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by order : such as":[],
|
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": having elements arranged or identified according to a rule: such as":[],
|
|
": having elements labeled by ordinal numbers":[
|
|
"an ordered triple has a first, second, and third element"
|
|
],
|
|
": having the property that every pair of different elements is related by a transitive relationship that is not symmetric":[],
|
|
": marked by regular or harmonious arrangement or disposition":[
|
|
"an ordered landscape",
|
|
"the ordered crystal structure"
|
|
],
|
|
": marked by regularity or discipline":[
|
|
"led an ordered life"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an ordered sequence of events",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The alternative to an ordered world, and to countries shouldering the cost of its defense, is the law of the jungle, where big countries can take territory, impose their rule and spread chaos at will. \u2014 Richard Fontaine, WSJ , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The grammatical description of the sentence was the whole ordered sequence of layers. \u2014 Geoffrey K. Pullum, National Review , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The province has been transformed \u2014 not yet into a state but a place settling into ordered routines. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Together, Number One and Number Three created an ordered list of arrivals that was maintained throughout the wait. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Gravity in particular is the cosmic force that brings matter together into more compact, more ordered structures. \u2014 Natalie Hamilton, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Learning new ways to cope with her illness and the pressures related to having the world\u2019s heaviest monkey wrench thrown into her ordered life will have a positive impact on her emotional health. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"While cities like San Francisco kept clearing sidewalks, Gov. Gavin Newsom preached hotel rooms for the most vulnerable and ordered state workers not to sweep many tents that sprung up along highways. \u2014 Lauren Hepler, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Your occasionally casual attitude toward possessions or money can be frustrating to more ordered people. \u2014 Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive , 11 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044030",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordered lattice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the crystal lattice of a substitutional alloy in which the substituted atoms occur in a regular order of spacing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080728",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordering":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"disposal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"distribution",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"setup"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a category of taxonomic classification ranking above the family and below the class":[],
|
|
": a class of persons or things grouped according to quality, value, or natural characteristics: such as":[],
|
|
": a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods or to perform work":[],
|
|
": a fraternal society":[
|
|
"the Masonic Order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group of people united in a formal way: such as":[],
|
|
": a particular sphere or aspect of a sociopolitical system":[
|
|
"the present economic order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a prescribed form of a religious service : rite":[],
|
|
": a proper, orderly , or functioning condition":[
|
|
"their passports were in order",
|
|
"the phone is out of order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a rank, class, or special group in a community or society":[],
|
|
": a regular or harmonious arrangement":[
|
|
"the order of nature"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sequential arrangement of mathematical elements":[],
|
|
": a sociopolitical system":[
|
|
"was opposed to changes in the established order"
|
|
],
|
|
": a specific rule, regulation, or authoritative direction : command":[],
|
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": a style of building":[],
|
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": a type of column and entablature forming the unit of a style":[],
|
|
": a written direction to pay money to someone":[],
|
|
": about , approximately":[
|
|
"spent on the order of two million dollars"
|
|
],
|
|
": according to the specifications of an order":[
|
|
"shoes made to order"
|
|
],
|
|
": after the fashion of : like":[
|
|
"a genius on the order of Newton",
|
|
"\u2014 D. B. Botkin"
|
|
],
|
|
": an assigned or requested undertaking":[
|
|
"landing men on the moon was a tall order"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of the several grades of the Christian ministry":[],
|
|
": appropriate , desirable":[
|
|
"an apology is in order"
|
|
],
|
|
": category , class":[
|
|
"in emergencies of this order",
|
|
"\u2014 R. B. Westerfield"
|
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],
|
|
": degree sense 12a":[],
|
|
": destine , ordain":[
|
|
"so ordered by the gods"
|
|
],
|
|
": for the purpose of":[],
|
|
": goods or items bought or sold":[],
|
|
": in the process of being ordered":[],
|
|
": order of the day":[
|
|
"flat roofs were the order in the small villages"
|
|
],
|
|
": ordination":[],
|
|
": rank , level":[
|
|
"a statesman of the first order"
|
|
],
|
|
": state or condition especially with regard to functioning or repair":[
|
|
"things were in terrible order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the arrangement or sequence of objects or of events in time":[
|
|
"listed the items in order of importance",
|
|
"the batting order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the broadest category in soil classification":[],
|
|
": the customary mode of procedure especially in debate":[
|
|
"point of order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the number of columns or rows or columns and rows in a magic square, determinant, or matrix":[
|
|
"the order of a matrix with 2 rows and 3 columns is 2 by 3"
|
|
],
|
|
": the number of elements in a finite mathematical group":[],
|
|
": the number of times differentiation is applied successively":[
|
|
"derivatives of higher order"
|
|
],
|
|
": the office of a person in the Christian ministry":[],
|
|
": the order of the derivative of highest order":[],
|
|
": the state of peace, freedom from confused or unruly behavior, and respect for law or proper authority":[
|
|
"promised to restore order"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring about order : regulate":[
|
|
"a renascence of the spirit that orders and controls",
|
|
"\u2014 H. G. Wells"
|
|
],
|
|
": to command to go or come to a specified place":[
|
|
"ordered back to the base"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give an order for":[
|
|
"order a meal",
|
|
"I ordered the books from the company's website.",
|
|
"The judge ordered a new trial."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give an order to : command":[
|
|
"They ordered everyone out of the house."
|
|
],
|
|
": to give or place an order":[
|
|
"Be sure to order before it's too late."
|
|
],
|
|
": to issue orders : command":[
|
|
"The general orders and soldiers obey."
|
|
],
|
|
": to put in order : arrange":[
|
|
"The books are ordered alphabetically by author."
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see also law and order":[
|
|
"promised to restore order"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They ordered everyone out of the house.",
|
|
"The soldiers were ordered back to the base.",
|
|
"\u201cStop! Drop your weapon!\u201d ordered the officer.",
|
|
"The court threw out the conviction and ordered a new trial.",
|
|
"The judge ordered that the charges be dismissed.",
|
|
"He was accused of ordering the murder of his wife.",
|
|
"I ordered the books from the company's website.",
|
|
"The shirt you ordered should arrive in the mail in a couple of days.",
|
|
"To order , call the number at the bottom of your screen.",
|
|
"Order now and receive a free gift!",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"That's an order , not a request!",
|
|
"Failing to comply with an order will result in the loss of your job.",
|
|
"She received an order to appear in court.",
|
|
"They can't close down the school without an order from the governor's office.",
|
|
"The mayor gave an order to evacuate the city.",
|
|
"It's not his fault. He was only following orders .",
|
|
"I'm not taking orders from you! You're not my boss.",
|
|
"The city was evacuated by order of the mayor.",
|
|
"The store received an order for 200 roses this morning.",
|
|
"They had trouble filling large customer orders .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"However, Vestager and her team took a massive reputational hit in 2020, when the General Court slapped down their 2016 decision to order Apple to pay $15 billion in Irish back taxes. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Be sure to order a steakburger, cooked the old-fashioned way on a grill. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The disruption caused Senate President Dominick Ruggerio to order security to clear the gallery, according to the report. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Maybe Brandon Choi will be gathering paying clients to his London door to order a slice of his spontaneously beautiful raw romanticism. \u2014 Sarah Mower, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Red-flag laws, now in place in 19 states and the District of Columbia, allow authorities to ask judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from people threatening violence. \u2014 Natalie Andrews, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"For larger crowds, there's even an option to order as many as 36 towels. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Steven McGraw previously said our Arredondo made the wrong decision to not order officers to breach the classroom more quickly. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"To know how much to order this quarter, a company must know, or at least be able to estimate reasonably, how much its customers will buy next quarter. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"While the 2023 model year of Debut Editions is sold out, Cadillac has opened the order book for the 2024 model. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Along the walls of the koji room are handsome wood tables built to order , featuring movable dividers and mesh bottoms. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But that order was downgraded to an evacuation warning hours later, and all warnings were lifted by Sunday morning when the fire was 40% contained. \u2014 Grace Tooheystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The process for citizens to file extreme risk protection order petitions can be challenging. \u2014 Markian Hawryluk, CNN , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Richard Sears moves his mail- order business from Minneapolis to Chicago. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian each have several ships on order for future delivery. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
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"That day\u2019s order was for about a thousand wedding guests, so preparation had begun the day before with the slaughter of 73 sheep to yield a ton and a half of mutton. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"In 2014, after a campaign calling for officials to disclose their wealth, Xu and Ding were both jailed on charges of gathering a crowd to disrupt public order . \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 24 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French ordre , from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin ordin-, ordo ecclesiastical order, from Latin, arrangement, group, class; akin to Latin ordiri to lay the warp, begin":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from ordre , noun":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r",
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"\u02c8\u022frd-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for order Verb order , arrange , marshal , organize , systematize , methodize mean to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other. order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion. ordered her business affairs arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment. arranged the files numerically marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use. marshaling the facts for argument organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function. organized the volunteers into teams systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme. systematized billing procedures methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme. methodizes every aspect of daily living synonyms see in addition command",
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"synonyms":[
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"arrange",
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"array",
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"classify",
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"codify",
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"dispose",
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"draw up",
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"lay out",
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"marshal",
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"marshall",
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"organize",
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"range",
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"systematize"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114708",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"orderliness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being orderly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The visual appeal derives from a sense of orderliness just beyond reach. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"So, orderliness in the human body was proof of that person\u2019s innate, divine harmony; to be beautiful was to have one\u2019s parts function together in perfect relation to a whole, just as parts of nature function together. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Yangban\u2019s baseline deli format \u2014 with a menu that also reaches far beyond the class parameters of the deli experience \u2014 has more in common with the ecstatic chaos of Gjusta than with the comforting orderliness of Langer\u2019s. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Their drama was countered by the cool orderliness of winter whites, which are perhaps the maximal expression of minimalism; the equivalent of a blank page. \u2014 Vogue , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Before omicron, before the injuries that altered the balance of the rotation, there was an orderliness to the equation. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"That face-to-face confrontation is a reminder that the collection \u2014 radically democratic in its wide-open accessibility and its agglomeration of the high and low \u2014 has discomfited sticklers for regulation and orderliness from the outset. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"Because the Woleys\u2019 split had some ostensibly seamy aspects that contrasted with Bryan\u2019s general orderliness , factions of the public\u2014comedians, social media\u2014delighted in mocking the situation. \u2014 Curtis Sittenfeld, The Atlantic , 16 July 2021",
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"In fact, while some Virgos are the picture of orderliness and service, most are naturally drawn to a holy mess. \u2014 Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com , 12 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1571, 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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"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r-l\u0113-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080339",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"orderly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disheveled",
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"dishevelled",
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"disordered",
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"disorderly",
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"messy",
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"mussed",
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"mussy",
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"sloven",
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"slovenly",
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"unkempt",
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"untidy"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a hospital attendant who does routine or heavy work (such as cleaning, carrying supplies, or moving patients)":[],
|
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": a soldier assigned to perform various services (such as carrying messages) for a superior officer":[],
|
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": arranged or disposed in some order or pattern : regular":[
|
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"orderly rows of houses"
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],
|
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": governed by law : regulated":[
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"an orderly universe"
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],
|
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": marked by order : tidy":[
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"keeps an orderly desk"
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],
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": methodical":[
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"an orderly mind"
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],
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": well behaved : peaceful":[
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"an orderly crowd"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"an orderly arrangement of pictures",
|
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"She sorted the information into orderly categories.",
|
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"Outside the theater, an orderly line of people waited to buy tickets.",
|
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"an orderly crowd of protesters",
|
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"Please exit the building in an orderly fashion .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"McDonald\u2019s opted to sell its Russian assets to a local buyer in the hopes of an orderly transition that would protect employees\u2019 jobs and minimize the collateral damage to its business. \u2014 Tim Carman, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Chapman took over the reins of IonQ quantum computing and quickly organized and developed a multi-generational roadmap to ensure an orderly development of the company\u2019s capabilities. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But lawmakers have balked for more than a decade at making most of the fundamental economic and policy changes that experts widely agree are crucial to an orderly and accelerated energy transition. \u2014 Evan Halper, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"There are peaked-roof buildings dotting the grounds, orderly rows of sprouting crops stretching up the hillside, and sheep and cows ambling about. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"One showed a colorful, orderly city full of trees, tended by peaceful figures holding rakes or guitars, beneath a deep-blue sky. \u2014 Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Before calling the jury in, Baker admonished the courtroom to remain orderly while the verdicts were read. \u2014 Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Biden campaigned for office promising to reverse many of the Trump administration\u2019s border-control measures and establish a system that would be orderly and humane. \u2014 Nick Miroff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The Russian retreat, by all accounts, was relatively orderly . \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The first person in the county to get vaccinated was an elderly orderly in the hospital\u2019s emergency department, based on his front-line job and age. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 1 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Black workers are also overrepresented in high-contact essential services, making up 33% of nursing assistants and 39% of hospital orderlies . \u2014 Jeff Green, Bloomberg.com , 7 May 2020",
|
|
"And now, so do UPS drivers, and postal workers, and agricultural field hands, and hospital orderlies , and a whole range of people whose jobs require them to continue to work with others despite the dangers and lockdowns. \u2014 Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor , 28 Apr. 2020",
|
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"The ships can each accommodate up to 1,3000 doctors, nurses, orderlies and ship\u2019s crew, with medical personnel assigned from existing naval hospitals and medical facilities ashore. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 27 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Just as the medical system depends on the lowest paid of the health workers\u2014the orderlies and custodians\u2014the food system, now that restaurants have been limited to takeout and delivery, depends on a whole cadre of men pedalling bicycles. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The doctors\u2014and nurses, orderlies , pharmacists, administrative staff, and others\u2014are also trying to understand how the disease works and what distinguishes it from other illnesses with similar symptoms. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Fortune , 24 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The trio are some combination of orderlies and couriers, riding motorcycles through lethal terrain\u2014marked with stakes to show where the bombs lie\u2014to ferry patients or secure supplies. \u2014 Rumaan Alam, The New Republic , 29 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Most direct patient care at UTH is provided not by nurses or orderlies , but family members. \u2014 Oliver Staley, Quartz Africa , 30 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Adjective",
|
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"1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259r-l\u0113",
|
|
"-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"bandbox",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"kempt",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"shipshape",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"tidied",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"trig",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"uncluttered",
|
|
"well-groomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110253",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordinance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony":[
|
|
"observes the ordinance of abstinence during Lent"
|
|
],
|
|
": an authoritative decree or direction : order":[
|
|
"On that day the king signed three ordinances ."
|
|
],
|
|
": something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity":[
|
|
"Let ordinance come as the gods foresay [=foretell] it.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The town has passed a zoning ordinance limiting construction.",
|
|
"a local ordinance forbids all street parking during snowstorms",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The council voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance . \u2014 Steve Smith, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"All members except for Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-8th, whose district includes Cherokee Park, and George voted in favor of the ordinance . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Critics of the ordinance sued May 11 in federal court in Cincinnati, saying the law was overly broad. \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Supervisor Catherine Stefani, another co-sponsor of the ordinance , opposed the amendments. \u2014 J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Discussion of the ordinance reflected cultural unease with changing laws surrounding LGBTQ rights. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Several people, including tenants and leaders of nonprofit legal aid groups, spoke during public comment in support of the ordinance . \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The language of the ordinance said funds from the sales tax increase can only be used for streets, sidewalks, drainage, public safety and parks and recreation. \u2014 Neal Earley, Arkansas Online , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This was a first reading of the ordinance but the motion to vote on the repeal included waiving a second reading. \u2014 Drew Dawson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French ordenance order, disposition, from Medieval Latin ordinantia , from Latin ordinant-, ordinans , present participle of ordinare to put in order \u2014 more at ordain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022frd-\u1d4an-\u0259ns",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ordinance law , rule , regulation , precept , statute , ordinance , canon mean a principle governing action or procedure. law implies imposition by a sovereign authority and the obligation of obedience on the part of all subject to that authority. obey the law rule applies to more restricted or specific situations. the rules of the game regulation implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system. regulations affecting nuclear power plants precept commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching. the precepts of effective writing statute implies a law enacted by a legislative body. a statute requiring the use of seat belts ordinance applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality. a city ordinance canon suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide. the canons of good taste",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"enactment",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"statute"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190317",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordinand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a candidate for ordination":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On a recent Saturday morning, Jeff Chu, a writer and ordinand in the Reformed Church in America\u2014a small Protestant denomination\u2014pushed a green grocery cart through a Whole Foods in Chattanooga, Tennessee. \u2014 Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1842, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin ordinandus , gerundive of ordinare to ordain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8nand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183314",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordinant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who ordains":[],
|
|
": that ordains, decrees, or regulates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin ordinant-, ordinans , present participle":"Noun",
|
|
"Latin ordinant-, ordinans , present participle":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-d(\u0259)n\u0259nt",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184901",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordinariate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of members of an Eastern rite in communion with the Pope who are subject to the personal jurisdiction of an appointed prelate (as a titular bishop) of the same rite \u2014 see military ordinariate":[],
|
|
": the administrative division of a particular Roman Catholic diocese or archdiocese":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ordinary entry 1 + -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022f(r)d\u1d4an\u02c8er\u0113\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"-\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordinarily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abnormally",
|
|
"atypically",
|
|
"extraordinarily",
|
|
"uncommonly",
|
|
"untypically",
|
|
"unusually"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a commonplace or inferior way : without distinction":[
|
|
"A friend of mine \u2026 has two apartments on the 3rd floor, very ordinarily furnished \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Walt Whitman"
|
|
],
|
|
": in an ordinary manner or to an ordinary extent: such as":[],
|
|
": in the ordinary course of events : usually":[
|
|
"She was ordinarily very busy in the morning.",
|
|
"the jobs ordinarily handled by junior staff members",
|
|
"\u2026 cortisol, a hormone which ordinarily comes into play in situations of bodily stress \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Maggie Scarf",
|
|
"Ordinarily , the immune system of any mammal will work to fight off a fungal parasite.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Quammen"
|
|
],
|
|
": to the usual extent : moderately":[
|
|
"It must suffice for him to be ordinarily honest according to the ordinary honesty of the world's ways \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony Trollope"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1555, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8ner-\u0259-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"natch",
|
|
"naturally",
|
|
"normally",
|
|
"typically",
|
|
"usually"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012620",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordinary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clergyman appointed formerly in England to attend condemned criminals":[],
|
|
": a common heraldic charge (such as the bend) of simple form (see charge entry 2 sense 7a )":[],
|
|
": a judge of probate in some states of the U.S.":[],
|
|
": a meal served to all comers at a fixed price":[],
|
|
": a prelate exercising original jurisdiction over a specified territory or group":[
|
|
"The ordinary of a diocese is a bishop."
|
|
],
|
|
": a tavern or eating house serving regular meals":[],
|
|
": deficient in quality : poor , inferior":[
|
|
"ordinary wine"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events : routine , usual":[
|
|
"an ordinary day"
|
|
],
|
|
": of common quality, rank, or ability":[
|
|
"an ordinary teenager"
|
|
],
|
|
": the parts of the Mass that do not vary from day to day":[
|
|
"The \"Our Father\" is part of the ordinary of the Mass."
|
|
],
|
|
": the regular or customary condition or course of things":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase out of the ordinary We haven't done anything out of the ordinary ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"They've had the ordinary problems associated with starting a new business.",
|
|
"My wife thought our guide was strange, but he seemed perfectly ordinary to me.",
|
|
"The meal was ordinary and uninspired.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Being a leader involves going beyond the ordinary qualities required of a boss. \u2014 Peter Done, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Cadillac's crossovers have, aside from their sharp exterior designs, seemed largely ordinary compared to luxury rivals. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"For Scott, Severance was more than an ordinary job. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Much of her time there was spent doing ordinary things, too. \u2014 Brenna Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Civilian assistance for the military effort has been a feature of Ukrainian resistance from Day 1 of the Feb. 24 invasion, as ordinary folk dropped everything to help and raided their bank accounts to equip hastily assembled new units. \u2014 John Leicester, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"This is your first clue that this is no ordinary book on creativity. \u2014 Eric Weiner, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"But these are no ordinary biscuits, with 15 mg broad spectrum CBD each. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"All in his own inimitable voice, Rickman details the extraordinary and the ordinary with great depth and intimacy. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ordinarie , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ordinarius , from Latin ordinarius , adjective":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English ordinarie , from Latin ordinarius , from ordin-, ordo order":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ordinary Adjective common , ordinary , plain , familiar , popular , vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence a common error lacked common honesty and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness. common manners ordinary stresses conformance in quality or kind with the regular order of things. an ordinary pleasant summer day a very ordinary sort of man plain is likely to suggest homely simplicity. plain hard-working people familiar stresses the fact of being generally known and easily recognized. a familiar melody popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups. a writer of popular romances vulgar , otherwise similar to popular , is likely to carry derogatory connotations (as of inferiority or coarseness). souvenirs designed to appeal to the vulgar taste",
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"synonyms":[
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"average",
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"common",
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"commonplace",
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"cut-and-dried",
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"cut-and-dry",
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"everyday",
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"garden-variety",
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"normal",
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"prosaic",
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"routine",
|
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"run-of-the-mill",
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"standard",
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"standard-issue",
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"unexceptional",
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"unremarkable",
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"usual",
|
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"workaday"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023221",
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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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"ordo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a list of offices and feasts of the Roman Catholic Church for each day of the year":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Indeed, the legend on the Great Seal of the United States, a novus ordo seclorum \u2014 a new order for the ages \u2014 was borrowed from the Aeneid. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, National Review , 12 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin, from Latin, order":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184557",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"ordonnance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": disposition of the parts (as of a literary composition) with regard to one another and the whole : arrangement":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"the novel's intricate ordonnance might not be apparent to the casual reader"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1644, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, alteration of Middle French ordenance ordinance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u022fr-d\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4\u207fs"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arrangement",
|
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"composition",
|
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"configuration",
|
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"constellation",
|
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"design",
|
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"form",
|
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"format",
|
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"getup",
|
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"layout",
|
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"makeup",
|
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"pattern"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093044",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordre":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a set or suite of short pieces for harpsichord or ensemble in 18th-century France":[
|
|
"An ordre often began with several pieces in the style of an allemande, courante and sarabande, but mostly contained descriptive pieces with fanciful titles.",
|
|
"\u2014 John Gillespie , Five Centuries of Keyboard Music , 1965"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1883, 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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"\u02c8\u022fr-dr\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071058",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"ordure":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": excrement":[],
|
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": something that is morally degrading":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"polite people do not discuss ordure in public",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant\u2019s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure . \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Poking at the ordure with a stick, Cipollone pointed out the beech mast and berries on which the bear had fed. \u2014 Christopher Preston, The Atlantic , 9 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"President Nicol\u00e1s Manuro: Creating ordure out of chaos. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"In gardens, the scent of frangipani carries on the damp breeze; in cities, that unmistakably Indian blend of ordure , asphalt and spice. \u2014 The Economist , 27 June 2019",
|
|
"At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure . \u2014 Kate Brooks, Smithsonian , 30 Sep. 2017",
|
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"At the bottom of the tube sat a half-inch of what looked like frozen mud, but was, in fact, orca ordure . \u2014 Kate Brooks, Smithsonian , 2 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from ord dirty, foul, from Latin horridus horrid":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-j\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dirt",
|
|
"doo-doo",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"dung",
|
|
"excrement",
|
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"excreta",
|
|
"feces",
|
|
"poop",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"slops",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191810",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ore":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked":[],
|
|
": a source from which valuable matter is extracted":[],
|
|
"Oregon":[],
|
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"a monetary subunit of the krona (Sweden) and krone \u2014 see krona, krone at Money Table":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Danish & Norwegian, from Latin aureus a gold coin":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English or, oor , partly from Old English \u014dra ore; partly from Old English \u0101r brass; akin to Old High German \u0113r bronze, Latin aes copper, bronze":"Noun",
|
|
"Swedish \u00f6re & Danish & Norwegian \u00f8re":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0259r-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ore dressing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mechanical preparation (as by crushing) and concentration (as by flotation) of ore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oread":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of the nymphs of mountains and hills in Greek mythology":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"oreads supposedly prefer to live in hills and mountains"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English oreades , plural, from Latin oread-, oreas , from Greek oreiad-, oreias , from oreios of a mountain, from oros mountain \u2014 more at orient entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u02ccad",
|
|
"-\u0113-\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dryad",
|
|
"hamadryad",
|
|
"naiad",
|
|
"nymph",
|
|
"wood nymph"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083544",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oregano":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bushy perennial mint ( Origanum vulgare ) with leaves that are used as a seasoning and a source of aromatic oil":[],
|
|
": any of several plants (genera Lippia and Coleus ) other than oregano of the vervain or mint families":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The recipe calls for a tablespoon of chopped oregano .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Add the oregano and the garlic, cover the pan, and cook the chicken in the sauce until it\u2019s cooked through, about 8 minutes. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Be sure to grind up the oregano between palms before adding. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, USA TODAY , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Add poblano strips and potatoes; season with salt and pepper, some oregano , and garlic. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Zaatar Not to be confused with the seasoning blend of the same name, the herb zaatar is a tender perennial with a flavor somewhere between oregano and thyme. \u2014 Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Usually served at weddings, perde pilav is cooked with chicken, currants, almonds, pine nuts and butter, and seasoned with salt, oregano and pepper. \u2014 Lisa Morrow, CNN , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Combine crumbs, 2 cups Parmesan, egg, garlic powder, pepper, remaining 2 teaspoons oregano and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Season the beef with kosher salt and dry Mexican oregano rubbed between the palms. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Canned tomatoes and anchovies, jarred capers and briny kalamata olives almost always form the base of the sauce, which then gets a sprinkling of dry spices, such as oregano and crushed red pepper flakes, or maybe basil. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish or\u00e9gano , from Spanish, wild marjoram, from Latin origanum \u2014 more at origanum":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8re-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121637",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a differentiated structure (such as a heart, kidney, leaf, or stem) consisting of cells and tissues and performing some specific function in an organism":[],
|
|
": a keyboard instrument in which sets of pipes are sounded by compressed air and produce a variety of timbres":[],
|
|
": a subordinate group or organization that performs specialized functions":[
|
|
"the various organs of government"
|
|
],
|
|
": an electronic keyboard instrument that approximates the sounds and resources of the pipe organ":[],
|
|
": any of various similar cruder instruments":[],
|
|
": bodily parts performing a function or cooperating in an activity":[
|
|
"the eyes and related structures that make up the visual organs"
|
|
],
|
|
": organ":[
|
|
"organo genesis"
|
|
],
|
|
": organic":[
|
|
"organo mercurial"
|
|
],
|
|
": periodical":[],
|
|
": reed organ":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the legislative organ of our government",
|
|
"that newspaper is intended as an organ for the whole university community",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There is no lack of young women studying organ music. \u2014 Beth Woodcontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Concert organist and instructor Lynne Davis, who makes her home in France, travels to Portland for a program of mostly French music that traces the history of organ music from the 17th century to the present. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The invitation-only, 90-minute service Sunday inside a stately campus auditorium featured plentiful organ music. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"First came an invocation, spoken over the hushed chords of organ music. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To a less dramatic degree, the same thing happens with the organ music at the Christmas church service. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The nuns take lots of baths, masturbate to organ music, and thrust to harpsichords \u2014 this is a movie in a state of perpetual undress and fairly shallow for it. \u2014 Elle Carroll, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Like, shows with the organ music where people were having melodramatic affairs or solving murders. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This comes after Kardashian shocked fans by wearing a wedding dress to West's Donda album listening party, walking to meet him to the sound of organ music\u2014as if they were actually getting married. \u2014 Iris Goldsztajn, Marie Claire , 30 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek organon":"Combining form",
|
|
"Middle English, partly from Old English organa , from Latin organum , from Greek organon , literally, tool, instrument; partly from Anglo-French organe , from Latin organum ; akin to Greek ergon work \u2014 more at work":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"book",
|
|
"bulletin",
|
|
"diurnal",
|
|
"gazette",
|
|
"journal",
|
|
"mag",
|
|
"magazine",
|
|
"newspaper",
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"zine"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole":[
|
|
"the nation is not merely the sum of individual citizens at any given time, but it is a living organism , a mystical body \u2026 of which the individual is an ephemeral part",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Rossi"
|
|
],
|
|
": an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of parts or organs more or less separate in function but mutually dependent : a living being":[
|
|
"a multicellular organism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A human being is a complex organism .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Only later genetic analysis revealed the organism to be a single bacterial cell. \u2014 Christina Larson, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"He is fascinated by the flexibility and ferocity of the human organism , the myriad ways in which the body and its desires can betray us. \u2014 Adam Nayman, The New Yorker , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Altogether, the ancient organism stretches almost 200 square kilometers. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Although fungi may not seem very talkative either, a new study shows electric signals traveling through their mycelium network could help the organism communicate. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But within their optimal levels, neuromodulators are like secret puppeteers holding the strings of the brain, endlessly shaping circuits and shifting activity patterns into whatever may be most adaptive for the organism , moment by moment. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The lake is over 40km long as is home to stromatolites \u2013 the oldest living organism dating back some three billion years. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The recognition of commonality strengthens the larger organism that is the camp. \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The activities of the organism responsible creates chemical changes in the leaf tissue, redirecting tissue formation to suit its needs. \u2014 Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccniz-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135328",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organismic psychology":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the study of man as a psychosomatic unity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181223",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who plays the organ":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mendelssohn insisted the tune should never be used for religious purposes, Gant said, but 15 years later, William Cummings, a British organist , took the melody and added words from a Methodist hymn. \u2014 Alex Marshall, New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In its nascency, entrance music was produced live by the house organist . \u2014 David M. Zimmer, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Other figures come to equally vivid life, such as former Sox manager Chuck Tanner; Nancy Faust, the team\u2019s inventive organist ; owner Bill Veeck, of course; and executive Roland Hemond. \u2014 Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"You might be treated to live music from Earl, who was the longtime organist at First Christian Church and now plays during church services in Medina. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s how Josh Kantor, a talented musician who is the organist for the Boston Red Sox but also plays with Wilco and other bands, ended up hauling his accordion onto the Pearl. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Whelchel, a piano teacher and church organist from Tennessee, won her fourth game of Jeopardy! \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Concert organist Alan Morrison presents a children\u2019s concert at 11 a.m. from Spivey Hall in Georgia. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The piano teacher and church organist from Spring Hill, Tennessee, is the current Jeopardy! \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 1 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-nist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050418",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"\u00a6\u022f(r)g\u0259\u00a6nistik"
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],
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"organistrum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large medieval hurdy-gurdy played by two musicians":[
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"In one scene, the king and queen are playing an organistrum , the predecessor of the minstrels' hurdy-gurdy \u2026",
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"\u2014 Benito Varela J\u00e1come and A. Rodr\u00edguez Gonz\u00e1les , Santiago de Compostela , 1978"
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"\u02cc\u022f(r)g\u0259\u02c8nistr\u0259m"
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],
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},
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"examples":[],
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"\u02c8\u022f(r)g\u0259n\u0259\u0307s(t)\u02ccship"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095122",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"organite":{
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"definitions":{
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": organelle":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary organ- + -ite":""
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},
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"\u02c8\u022f(r)g\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040041",
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"organization":{
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": association , society":[
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"charitable organizations"
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],
|
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": characterized by complete conformity to the standards and requirements of an organization":[
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"an organization man"
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],
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": the act or process of organizing or of being organized":[
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"the organization of his material into a speech"
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],
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": the condition or manner of being organized":[
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"a group with a high degree of organization"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"She is the leader of an international organization devoted to the protection of natural resources.",
|
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"He has been working on the organization of his notes into an outline.",
|
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"She is responsible for the organization of the party.",
|
|
"The new president plans to make changes to the company's organization .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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|
"The creation and management of data were no longer centralized and controlled by a single organization or individual. \u2014 Angelia Mcfarland, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Great organization and precision is required to have a creative and enjoyable recording session of this complexity. \u2014 Jazz Tangcay, Variety , 27 June 2022",
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"Various individuals and groups, including Khashoggi\u2019s fiancee, a 9/11 families organization and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D.-Ore., have been critical of the involvement of American golfers in the Saudi venture. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
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"This offer is available to any museum, historical society, educational organization , or other entity. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s because these furry little rodents have a social organization and a stress response that is very human-like. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Now known as the Epson Tour, the LPGA Futures Tour became a national touring organization and the official developmental arm of the LPGA Tour in 1999. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Morgan Marietta does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. \u2014 Morgan Marietta, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
|
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"My prayers are with this team and this organization . \u2014 Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun , 22 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cc\u022frg-n\u0259-",
|
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"\u02cc\u022fr-g\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"association",
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"board",
|
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"brotherhood",
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"chamber",
|
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"club",
|
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"college",
|
|
"congress",
|
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"consortium",
|
|
"council",
|
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"fellowship",
|
|
"fraternity",
|
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"guild",
|
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"gild",
|
|
"institute",
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"institution",
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"league",
|
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"order",
|
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"society",
|
|
"sodality"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234303",
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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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"organization man":{
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105629",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"organizational":{
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|
": of or relating to an organization : involving organization":[
|
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"the organizational state of a crystal"
|
|
],
|
|
": organization":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"CISOs can shed light on security monitoring practices by enlisting other organizational leaders to help socialize information within their teams. \u2014 Russell Spitler, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In March 2022, the Army began a comprehensive review and analysis of our accessions enterprise, recruiting policy, organizational structure and marketing practices. \u2014 Courtney Kube, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"However, organizational leaders are unanimous in their support for armed self-defense, when the need arises. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Since then, clinicians, researchers and organizational leaders have partnered with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to call attention to the urgent mental health needs of Black youth. \u2014 Janelle R. Goodwill, The Conversation , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Evanston native Anna Wittcoff, an incoming junior majoring in learning and organizational change at Northwestern, was part of the program that helped give the pantry new life. \u2014 Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The foundation of organizational change is gaining support from the C-suite and board of directors to align security and business goals. \u2014 James Carder, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Ford noted that Waldo, who has worked in Michigan and Ohio prior to landing in Silicon Valley, has extensive experience leading organizational change. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The first organizational meeting will take place in March. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-g\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-shn\u0259l",
|
|
"-sh\u0259-n\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02cc\u022frg-n\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195849",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organizational chart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chart that shows how all of the jobs in a large company relate to each other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"derange",
|
|
"disarrange",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"muss (up)",
|
|
"rumple",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to arrange by systematic planning and united effort":[
|
|
"organize a tour of the campus for the new students"
|
|
],
|
|
": to arrange elements into a whole of interdependent parts":[
|
|
"began organizing for a victory celebration"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to develop an organic structure":[],
|
|
": to form into a coherent unity or functioning whole : integrate":[
|
|
"trying to organize her thoughts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to set up an administrative structure for":[
|
|
"organize a company to manufacture his invention"
|
|
],
|
|
": to undergo physical or organic organization":[
|
|
"a clot organized in the femoral vein"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They hired a professional to help organize their wedding.",
|
|
"We are organizing a fund-raiser.",
|
|
"His office is a mess. He needs someone to help him organize his work.",
|
|
"I spent some time organizing my closet last weekend.",
|
|
"You need to learn to organize better.",
|
|
"She organized people to work for social justice.",
|
|
"The players were organized into separate teams.",
|
|
"He encouraged them to organize for social justice.",
|
|
"The company has tried to prevent the workers from organizing .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Recruiters instantly schedule interviews with the candidates that ATS considers qualified, using technology to organize and track interviewees. \u2014 Kara Dennison, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Klein sees Europe's New Palo Alto as less marketing pitch than rallying call to better organize and leverage all elements of a robust VC ecosystem that already exist in Western Europe. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The organization\u2019s 80-plus volunteers \u2014 women, men, and children \u2014 unload, sort, organize , and repack donations to keep the location stocked. \u2014 Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"These spaces hold true to a similar mission\u2014the desire to build community, organize , and share information\u2014but prioritize the safety of their patrons, especially in regard to consent. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Prosecutors also say Nordean and Biggs led efforts to organize and recruit Proud Boys followers to come to Washington and raised funds for their protective gear and radios. \u2014 Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The governor-elect in 2026 will have a short time to organize an administration and craft a state budget before taking office the first week in January. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Make a spreadsheet of your spending or use a budgeting program like Mint to organize and reduce your recurring costs. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"There seems to be endless logistics to organize and unforeseen circumstances that fall out of your control. \u2014 Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for organize order , arrange , marshal , organize , systematize , methodize mean to put persons or things into their proper places in relation to each other. order suggests a straightening out so as to eliminate confusion. ordered her business affairs arrange implies a setting in sequence, relationship, or adjustment. arranged the files numerically marshal suggests gathering and arranging in preparation for a particular operation or effective use. marshaling the facts for argument organize implies arranging so that the whole aggregate works as a unit with each element having a proper function. organized the volunteers into teams systematize implies arranging according to a predetermined scheme. systematized billing procedures methodize suggests imposing an orderly procedure rather than a fixed scheme. methodizes every aspect of daily living",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"codify",
|
|
"dispose",
|
|
"draw up",
|
|
"lay out",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"systematize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073809",
|
|
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|
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|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"immethodical",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"nonsystematic",
|
|
"patternless",
|
|
"planless",
|
|
"systemless",
|
|
"unsystematic"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)":[
|
|
"organized steelworkers"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities":[
|
|
"organized baseball",
|
|
"organized crime"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They ran a well- organized political campaign.",
|
|
"She's a very organized person.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Teams aren't allowed to gather for organized workouts or practices during the dead period. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Abdeslam was found guilty of all the charges against him, including murder as part of an organized terrorist gang. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"For example, give yourself to the end of summer to meet with three people for coffee or lunch and attend one organized event. \u2014 Rachel Loock, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Worst of all was the organized , nationwide campaign in the spring and summer of 2020 to rip down references to our nation\u2019s founding and other points in history. \u2014 Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But lawyers who had argued against organized prayer on school grounds said the practice tends to become coercive, and exclusionary, when it is led by coaches and other authority figures. \u2014 James Rainey, Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Among those freshmen was Jai\u2019Reona Brown-Carter, who had never played organized basketball until this season. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The nation\u2019s first organized automobile race \u2014 from Chicago\u2019s Jackson Park to Evanston and back \u2014 is held. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s also where there are beginning to manifest signs of loosely- organized outflow, or air exiting the storm at high altitudes. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bzd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"methodical",
|
|
"methodic",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"systematic",
|
|
"systematized"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163502",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"organzine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a raw silk yarn used for warp threads in fine fabrics":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French or Italian; French organsin , from Italian organzino":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-g\u0259n-\u02ccz\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113313",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orgasm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to experience orgasm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"However, more studies are needed on how to increase semen volume for those who enjoy a significant release with an orgasm . \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Entirely clothed yet pulsing with desire, Vikander's The Lady gets handsy with Patel's Gawain, massaging his own little knight to euphoric orgasm . \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The anal muscles are actually always engaged during orgasm , but feeling them contract against something intensified the pleasure and made the whole sensation more spread out. \u2014 Suzannah Weiss, Glamour , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"These muscles control everything from stabilizing your core and supporting your organs to having an orgasm and releasing your bowels. \u2014 Tiffany Ayuda, Health.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Move the goal away from achieving an orgasm to being curious about how things feel. \u2014 Moraya Seeger Degeare, refinery29.com , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That is, in part, what the orgasm cake scene signifies. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The exercisers also showed significantly higher levels of desire, arousal, lubrication and orgasm . \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"What has lasted, though, is the goofiness and gonzo-ness of the orgasm cake. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But very few people (1.5%) rely on penetration alone to orgasm during masturbation. \u2014 Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The film includes a gory child autopsy scene, shots of bloody intestines and characters who orgasm by licking each other\u2019s open wounds. \u2014 Zack Sharf, Variety , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This is despite the fact that 75% of women do not orgasm from penetration alone and require direct clitoral stimulation. \u2014 Sarah Graham, refinery29.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This is despite the fact that 75% of women do not orgasm from penetration alone and require direct clitoral stimulation. \u2014 Sarah Graham, refinery29.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This is not going to be fixed by learning how to orgasm or where the clit is. \u2014 Jacqueline Delgadillo, refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is despite the fact that 75% of women do not orgasm from penetration alone and require direct clitoral stimulation. \u2014 Sarah Graham, refinery29.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This is despite the fact that 75% of women do not orgasm from penetration alone and require direct clitoral stimulation. \u2014 Sarah Graham, refinery29.com , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This is despite the fact that 75% of women do not orgasm from penetration alone and require direct clitoral stimulation. \u2014 Sarah Graham, refinery29.com , 23 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1763, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin orgasmus , from Greek orgasmos , from organ to grow ripe, be lustful; probably akin to Sanskrit \u016brj\u0101 sap, strength":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u02ccgaz-\u0259m",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u02ccga-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104023",
|
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|
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|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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": characterized by or tending to produce an orgasm":[
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"Most mums-to-be don't associate going into labour with the prospect of imminent pleasure, but some mums say their experience of childbirth was orgasmic .",
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"\u2014 Sophie Gallagher",
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"\u2026 the fans \u2026 are reacting as if Williams' abilities trigger something verging on the orgasmic .",
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"\u2014 Tim Keown"
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],
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": of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting an orgasm":[
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"orgasmic dysfunction",
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"orgasmic delight",
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"\u2026 breaking down the barrier between the ersatz classism of the game and the pure orgasmic fun of finding the racquet's sweet spot.",
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"\u2014 Robert Lipsyte",
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"The sound track naturally resounds with the orgasmic hammering of the Lewis beat, wails with the simple, not to say crude, sexual metaphors of his lyrics.",
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"\u2014 Richard Schickel"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Keaton wears the suit like someone just poured cement on him, so the editing cuts around his awkward motions with orgasmic gadget close-ups. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"Also, to some degree, sneezing emulates an orgasmic experience, Dr. Hascalovici adds. \u2014 Rebecca Strong, Health.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Their patients were married couples, typically women who were not orgasmic and men who were impotent or ejaculating prematurely. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"For all the fuss about the boys, the only characters who come to orgasm in this orgasmic production are the women. \u2014 Marilyn Stasio, Variety , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"The video's centerpiece, though, has to be its recreation of the iconic diner scene from When Harry Met Sally, with Barrymore expressing, well, orgasmic delight after biting into a delicious sandwich. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 21 Sep. 2021",
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"No post- orgasmic tristesse for the flosser, who seeks extraction, not ecstasy. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Under guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, some physicians may refer to anorgasmia as an orgasmic disorder, says Tara Scott, M.D., clinical associate professor of ob-gyn at Northeast Ohio Medical University. \u2014 Griffin Wynne, SELF , 14 May 2021",
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"Then again, their relationship is not without traces of homoeroticism\u2014that air-guitar riff looks positively orgasmic . \u2014 Michael Schulman, The New Yorker , 2 Sep. 2020"
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"1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u022fr-\u02c8gaz-mik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104803",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"orgastic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": orgasmic":[
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"orgastic pleasure"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1822, 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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"\u022fr-\u02c8ga-stik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110834",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"orgeat":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a sweet almond-flavored nonalcoholic syrup used as a cocktail ingredient or food flavoring":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Amid chic decor, mixologists lace soft drinks with sophistication-signifiers and wallet-declutterers like orgeat , tobacco syrup, and chinotto orange. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"The bar recommends the orgeat from orgeatworks.com. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"But orgeat has potential beyond the wonderful world of cocktails and mocktails. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Having a bottle or two of orgeat on hand means an iconic mai tai or a warming Amaro cocktail is only a trip to the liquor store away. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"It's colored a bright shade of purple with yam and coconut orgeat and flavored with pineapple. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 5 Dec. 2019",
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"Hyatt Regency Maui\u2019s traditional mai tai recipe calls for two ounces of light rum, one ounce of dark rum, three ounces of pineapple juice, one ounce of orange Cura\u00e7ao, two teaspoons of orgeat syrup, and two ounces of sweet and sour mix. \u2014 Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure , 7 Apr. 2020",
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"Here's how to make the winning cocktail: 2 ounces Four Roses Small Batch bourbon .5-ounce branca mentha .25-ounce orgeat 2 dash angostura bitters \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bPack glass lightly with crushed ice. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"Chase them with La Bamba: a blend of tequila, rum, pineapple, orgeat and lime. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Oct. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, \"syrup made from a decoction of barley,\" probably borrowed from an Old Occitan predecessor of Occitan ordiat, orjat \"orgeat,\" from Old Occitan ordi, orge \"barley\" (going back to Latin hordeum ) + -at -ate entry 1 ; Latin hordeum going back to *\u03c7orzdei\u032fom, presumed adjectival derivative from dialectal Indo-European *g h ers-do- or *g h ors-do-, whence also Germanic *gerst\u014dn- \"barley,\" whence Old Saxon & Old High German gersta \"barley,\" Middle Dutch gerste, garste":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u02cczh\u00e4(t)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114457",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"orichalc":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a brass rich in zinc":[],
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": a yellow metallic substance considered precious by the ancient Greeks":[]
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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 orichalcum , from Greek oreichalkos , literally, mountain copper, from oros mountain + chalkos copper":""
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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":"20220706-105141",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"orichalcum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u022fr\u0259\u02c8kalk\u0259m"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052532",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"oriel window":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large bay window projecting from a wall and supported by a corbel or bracket":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The main kitchen is French in style with three oriel windows , the term for bay windows that don\u2019t reach the ground. \u2014 Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press , 29 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The 7,389-square-foot home provides a courtyard entrance and has a slate roof and copper oriel window . \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 28 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Modern visitors can enjoy views through the oriel windows of the king\u2019s bedchambers, or over the loch to the Forth bridges. \u2014 Glasgow, USA TODAY , 13 June 2019",
|
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"Large groupings of windows are common, and occasionally there are picturesque floating bay windows called oriel windows on the first or second story. \u2014 Maggie Burch, House Beautiful , 1 Nov. 2018",
|
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"Digital sketches show the red oriel windows on the building preserved. \u2014 Diana Dombrowski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 July 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, porch, oriel, from Anglo-French oriol":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259l-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163402",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"oriency":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being orient : brilliancy":[]
|
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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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"orient entry 2 + -cy":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u014dr\u0113\u0259ns\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202342",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"orient":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pearl of great luster":[],
|
|
": east sense 1b":[],
|
|
": lustrous , sparkling":[
|
|
"orient gems"
|
|
],
|
|
": oriental sense 1":[],
|
|
": radiant , glowing":[],
|
|
": regions or countries lying to the east of a specified or implied point : the eastern regions or countries of the world : east sense 2":[
|
|
"\u2014 formerly understood to include regions (such as the Middle East) lying to the east and southeast of southern Europe but now usually understood to refer to regions and countries of eastern Asia",
|
|
"sailed for the Orient"
|
|
],
|
|
": rising in the sky":[],
|
|
": the luster of a pearl":[],
|
|
": to acquaint with the existing situation or environment":[],
|
|
": to ascertain the bearings of":[],
|
|
": to cause the axes of the molecules of (a fiber or material) to assume the same direction":[],
|
|
": to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group":[],
|
|
": to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass":[],
|
|
": to set right by adjusting to facts or principles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The program is intended to orient students toward a career in medicine.",
|
|
"Orient the map so that north is at the top.",
|
|
"The house is oriented so that it faces west.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Organizations need to further orient themselves to the problems of social engineering threats and protect against attacks that can come from this continuously present information channel. \u2014 Emil Sayegh, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"To better orient yourself in the world of kink, check out this list of kinks Glamour created\u2014one for each letter of the alphabet. \u2014 Angie Jones, Glamour , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Or maybe twenty years is enough time to orient oneself to the band\u2019s unique cosmology. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Most people seem to innately know which way is north and can quickly orient themselves in their landscapes. \u2014 Rachel May, Outside Online , 12 July 2021",
|
|
"These circuits orient bodily sensors in the optimal direction for in-depth investigation of the source of an input and enhance the brain's ability to identify the nature and location of initially ambiguous incoming signals from the senses. \u2014 Gy\u00f6rgy Buzs\u00e1ki, Scientific American , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"But the more traditional elements are scrambled by his modernist disregard for the conventions of chronology, introduction, and explanation, his lack of interest in the helpful signposts and directions that orient readers in time and space. \u2014 Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The book is extremely easy to follow, guiding readers through everything from reading symbols and contours on topo maps, to the difference between true north and magnetic north, to using the night sky or flora and fauna to orient yourself. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Though cultural anthropology now often espouses social justice aims, there are no guarantees that an anthropologist (85% of whom are white in the US) would orient or deploy algorithms in a less biased way than, say, a computer scientist. \u2014 Elena Maris, Wired , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"At online conferences, saying your name before starting your talk helps orient participants who might be listening to the call without video. \u2014 Anne Quito, Quartz , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At Pompeii, the soft robotic hands will need to grasp, move and orient fragments of varying sizes and weights with extreme care\u2014and gather information about them in the process. \u2014 Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In another sense, our values orient and order our desires. \u2014 Kathy Caprino, Forbes , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Teach people to step back and observe, orient , decide, then act. \u2014 Andrew Olsen, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
|
|
"The nature tours orient kids and adults to flora and fauna of the Lowcountry while educating them about conservation. \u2014 Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure , 26 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Day-to-day politics is of intrinsic interest for us political animals, and the issues of the day orient much or most of our political reflection. \u2014 Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The woman, Janie Marshall, grabbed onto another patient\u2019s IV pole to regain her balance and orient herself, the police said. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The way our brain orients to making music on a guitar is just different to a keyboard layout. \u2014 Dan Kopf, Quartz , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This is still an important aspect, but the newer focus is now on taking additional steps to not only observe or orient , but being able to track and predict the trajectory of any phenomenon. \u2014 Kathleen Walch, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s time we re- orient goals or OKRs to align with this new thinking around best people practices and to create an aligned sense of purpose across the entire organization. \u2014 Beth Thornton, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"Across the country, and in many parts of the globe, those who did not have to be on-site somewhere used their extra time without the commute and travel to re- orient , re-engage, and re-focus on themselves. \u2014 David Rock, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"In 1943, the US Coast Guard established a long-range navigation (Loran) site on the southwestern coast of the island, part of a network that helped fighter planes and warships orient on the Pacific with the help of regular pulses of radio waves. \u2014 Sarah Gilman, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The idea was to re- orient research toward local priorities\u2014sea ice high among them. \u2014 Matthew Halliday/undark, Popular Science , 29 May 2020",
|
|
"Vertically orient the lens inside the phone, and use a periscope-like prism to let in light. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The city, once the pearl of the orient , was totally destroyed \u2013 shelling and street-to-street fighting left little standing. \u2014 Fox News , 5 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"If fuel can't power the thrusters that make sure both probes orient their antennae toward Earth, engineers wouldn't be able to receive data or communicate with the probes. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 29 Jan. 2020"
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
|
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"1728, in the meaning defined at sense 3c":"Verb"
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French orienter , from Middle French, from orient":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin orient-, oriens , from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit \u1e5b\u1e47oti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain":"Noun and Adjective"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0113-\u02ccent",
|
|
"\u02c8\u014dr-\u0113-\u02ccent, \u02c8\u022fr-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u02ccent",
|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259nt",
|
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"\u02c8\u014dr-\u0113-\u02ccent"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"accustom",
|
|
"acquaint",
|
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"familiarize",
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"initiate",
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"introduce",
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"orientate"
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"verb"
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},
|
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"orient blue":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a grayish blue that is redder and paler than electric, greener than copenhagen, and redder, lighter, and stronger than Gobelin \u2014 compare oriental blue":[],
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|
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|
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|
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": of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern":[],
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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|
|
"\u02cc\u014dr-\u0113-\u02c8en-t\u1d4al",
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"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8en-t\u1d4al"
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|
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": a slender short-haired domestic cat of a breed resembling the Siamese in conformation but having a solid-colored coat in a wide range of colors":[]
|
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|
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"oriental spruce":{
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|
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": an evergreen tree ( Picea orientalis ) of the Caucasus and Asia Minor that is used as an ornamental and has pendulous branchlets with brown pubescence":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204121",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a yellow corundum used as a gem":[]
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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]
|
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},
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"oriental?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=o&file=orient03":{
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|
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|
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|
|
": of superior grade, luster, or value":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or coming from Asia and especially eastern Asia":[
|
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"oriental art",
|
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"oriental medicine"
|
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],
|
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": of, relating to, or constituting the biogeographic region that includes Asia south and southeast of the Himalayas and the Malay Archipelago west of Wallace's line":[],
|
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": of, relating to, or situated in the Orient : eastern":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u014dr-\u0113-\u02c8en-t\u1d4al",
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"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8en-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200744",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"orientalwood":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": australian walnut":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210839",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"orientate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": orient":[
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"she learned to orientate new service members in the principles, practices and tools necessary to function in the Air Force",
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"\u2014 Lancaster New Era"
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],
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": to face or turn to the east":[
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"situated the church so that it orientates"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a program that helps to orientate new students",
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"She needs to orientate herself to her new job.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The first thing to look for is what\u2019s called the square of Pegasus, although this time of year the square is orientated diagonally in the sky, so look for a giant diamond of four stars about halfway up in the east-southeastern sky. \u2014 Mike Lynch, Twin Cities , 20 Oct. 2019",
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"To many, the discussion was long overdue in male orientated South Korea, which ranks well below the global average on the 2018 Global Gender Gap report, with major disparities in terms of wage equality and earned income for women. \u2014 Jake Kwon, CNN , 21 Sep. 2019",
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"Tumblr has been noted for having a permissive attitude towards NSFW and adult- orientated content on its service, which has previously caused it to be briefly banned in Indonesia. \u2014 Jon Porter, The Verge , 20 Nov. 2018",
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"For once, Cardiff were the butt of most jokes from football fans everywhere and surprisingly the jokes weren't all sheep orientated . \u2014 SI.com , 8 July 2018",
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"The videos will be vertically- orientated , full-screen, up to 4K resolution, and as long as 60 minutes (instead of the current limit of 60 seconds). \u2014 James Vincent, The Verge , 20 June 2018",
|
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"Speaking to the Inquirer and Daily News, Harris said his role with NBC Sports Philadelphia changed back in September, leading him to do more digitally- orientated work involving podcasts and Facebook Live segments. \u2014 Rob Tornoe, Philly.com , 9 Apr. 2018",
|
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"This alignment, according to Tim Pauketat, professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, is tied to the summer solstice sunrise and the southern maximum moonrise, orientating Cahokia to the movement of both the sun and the moon. \u2014 Sarah E. Baires, Smithsonian , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"Paul, 22, is one of YouTube's top content creators, regularly drawing millions of views from his mainly youth- orientated audience. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1848, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101t",
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"-\u02ccen-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"accustom",
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"acquaint",
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"familiarize",
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"initiate",
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"introduce",
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"orient"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235014",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"orientated":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": oriented":[
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"socially orientated activities/people",
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"\u2026 I let the young ladies in my school see that male orientated jobs are now available to women.",
|
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"\u2014 Tamia Dow",
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"\u2026 art which does not conform in any way to the standards of self-conscious, audience- orientated high art.",
|
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"\u2014 British Book News",
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"It was a strangely cultural place for a college that was so orientated towards masculinity and athletics.",
|
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"\u2014 Michel Ciment",
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"\u2026 the conference's focus was orientated toward the production side of organic farming, which is most beneficial to individual farmers.",
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"\u2014 Nathan J. Tohtsoni"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fresh off a defensive- orientated practice on Tuesday, the Lakers held Portland to just 16 points in the first quarter while opening up a double-digit lead. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Its Sensus in-car infotainment system keeps the interface clean and puts a unique vertically orientated touchscreen to work in the center console. \u2014 John Scott Lewinski, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2018",
|
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"These women are not just breaking boundaries but are also thriving in traditionally male- orientated jobs. \u2014 Matthew Vickery, USA TODAY , 5 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccen-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n-\u02cct\u0101-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110126",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orientation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a person's sexual identity or self-identification as bisexual, straight, gay, lesbian, pansexual, etc. : the state of being bisexual, straight, gay, lesbian, pansexual, etc. : sexual orientation":[],
|
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": a usually general or lasting direction of thought, inclination, or interest":[
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"the fundamentally human orientation of Greek art",
|
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"\u2014 Bruce Cole",
|
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"This company has a decidedly conservative orientation ."
|
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],
|
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": change of position by organs, organelles , or organisms in response to external stimulus":[
|
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"The plant's orientation is toward light."
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],
|
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": the act or process of orienting or of being oriented":[
|
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"These materials are for the orientation of new employees."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"These materials are used for the orientation of new employees.",
|
|
"They identified as bisexual in orientation .",
|
|
"The organization has a decidedly conservative orientation .",
|
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"Her later works were more introspective in orientation .",
|
|
"New students need to go through a short orientation before they begin classes.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The sensor determines the orientation of the helicopter relative to the downward direction and is key to initializing the navigation algorithms before takeoff is allowed. \u2014 Matthew Humphries, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"This cycle was no different, but the end result is virtually no change to the overall partisan orientation of the congressional map. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"While the orientation of working remains on achieving the company\u2019s purpose, the ways in which employees and teams do so shift dramatically. \u2014 Ira Bedzow, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Several districts also require a mandatory orientation session before substitutes enter a school. \u2014 Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The Elizabeth Hospice holds a free volunteer orientation session from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday via Zoom for anyone interested in helping adults and children facing a life-limiting illness and those grieving the death of a loved one. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Even after rebooting, the spacecraft\u2019s computer was unable to determine its orientation . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"His newfound conservative orientation carries both risks and a potential upside for Tesla, says auto-industry analyst Ed Kim. \u2014 Alan Ohnsman, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Gradually, the spacecraft will raise its orientation to study the sun's polar regions more directly than ever before. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n, \u02cc\u022fr-, -\u02ccen-",
|
|
"-\u02ccen-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"exposure",
|
|
"frontage"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184848",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orientator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an apparatus in which a man seated in a partly enclosed box or cage can be subjected to the motions and stresses experienced by an airplane pilot in flight":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0101t\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u0101t\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073002",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oriented":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed":[
|
|
"humanistically oriented scholars",
|
|
"market- oriented production",
|
|
"an ecologically oriented approach",
|
|
"is goal oriented"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The audience was academically oriented .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some are more oriented toward improving the optics of the business prior to sale. \u2014 David W. Mccombie Iii, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Trevion Williams' final half as a Purdue Boilermaker exemplifies his unique talents while exposing the flaws in Matt Painter's post- oriented offense. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Make sure the camera is steady and oriented horizontally. Performer(s) should be shown clearly in the center of the shot. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Toward the center of town, enforcement became more oriented toward traffic safety issues such as speeding and reckless driving. \u2014 Tom Condon, courant.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Twitter might be viewing Agrawal in the mode of Sundar Pichai of Google: a technically oriented , low key leader who can guide producers and engineering while pleasing Wall Street. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The thin, vertically oriented headlamps and bar lights across the front and back provide plenty of illumination. \u2014 Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"At the center of the lawsuit is the Japanese patent for non- oriented electrical steel sheets, an indispensable component in electric motors used in EVs, power plants and mobile phones, according to Nippon Steel. \u2014 Yuri Kageyama, ajc , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Mutual ownership does not mean everyone has a say in each other\u2019s decisions, approach to execution or any other micro- oriented view of how the results get achieved. \u2014 Mark Samuel, Forbes , 5 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1925, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0113-\u02ccen-t\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181204",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orienteer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who engages in orienteering":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Crawford became a regular marathoner and competitive orienteer . \u2014 Shauna Farnell, New York Times , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"In the women\u2019s middle distance competition at the Games, Chinese orienteers had come close to sweeping the winners podium, with competitors in first, second, and fourth place. \u2014 Jasmine Aguilera, Time , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"There have been octogenarian ramblers, naked hikers and nocturnal orienteers bouncing past with their head torches at two in the morning. \u2014 The Economist , 4 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from orienteering":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cc\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259n-\u02c8tir",
|
|
"-\u02ccen-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115346",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orifice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass":[
|
|
"an anatomical orifice",
|
|
"the nozzle orifice",
|
|
"the cone built up from the cinders around the eruption orifice",
|
|
"\u2014 R. H. Mohlenbrock"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mouth is a bodily orifice",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The final shot shows Caleb screaming as flies crawl over his face, presumably seeking an orifice through which to enter the body and assume control. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Bad idea: Inviting schoolchildren to visit your orifice . \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"So, whatever got in every single orifice of my body was organic. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 30 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In another version of the story, Athena just walked out of Zeus\u2019 head through some orifice or other. \u2014 Rebecca Coffey, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"While surface transmission of covid is rare, Nelson noted that a child who touches their germy mask and then touches an orifice in their face could increase their risk of getting sick. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As yet unfamiliar with the facts of birth, the idea that something so substantial could pop out of a clearly diminutive orifice seemed preposterous. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Both sexes have cloacas, the anal orifice , an all-purpose vent. \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"What if our bodies \u2014 and those of other mammals like pigs and rodents \u2014 were capable of breathing through a different, but also familiar orifice ? \u2014 Mike Wehner, BGR , 15 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin orificium , from Latin or-, os mouth + facere to make, do \u2014 more at oral , do":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-f\u0259s, \u02c8\u00e4r-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4r-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-f\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aperture",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"perforation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181634",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"origin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ancestry , parentage":[
|
|
"was of humble origin",
|
|
"She is of French origin ."
|
|
],
|
|
": rise, beginning, or derivation from a source":[
|
|
"the origin of life on Earth",
|
|
"The word \"algebra\" is of Arabic origin ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the intersection of coordinate axes":[],
|
|
": the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her ethnic origins are French.",
|
|
"the origins of human language remain a matter of considerable debate",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The teens were later located using ShotSpotter technology to trace the origin of the gunshots, which led police to an apartment complex near the area. \u2014 Jodicee Arianna, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The origin of the word kuih is Chinese, but the tastes are linked to Malaysia and Indonesia. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"In a letter published June 10, more than 30 scientists from around the world called for the name change, writing that while the origin of the current monkeypox outbreak is still unknown, there is an inaccurate narrative linking all cases to Africa. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"But understanding the origin of the biggest pandemic in human history could help prepare for future disease spillovers, Krause said. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The etymological origin of hoochie daddy shorts is unclear. \u2014 Damon Young, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The origin of the laser was pinpointed by the flight crew, and officers began investigating. \u2014 Mary Hall, ajc , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Martinez, who headed the Louvre from 2013 to 2021, was charged in May with complicity and fraud in concealing the origin of antiquities purchased by Met and Louvre Abu Dhabi, according to prosecutors in Paris. \u2014 Hatem Maher, ABC News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The origin and cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Manchester Fire Marshal\u2019s office, according to the release. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English origine , from Latin origin-, origo , from oriri to rise \u2014 more at orient entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u00e4r-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-j\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-j\u0259n, \u02c8\u00e4r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for origin origin , source , inception , root mean the point at which something begins its course or existence. origin applies to the things or persons from which something is ultimately derived and often to the causes operating before the thing itself comes into being. an investigation into the origin of baseball source applies more often to the point where something springs into being. the source of the Nile the source of recurrent trouble inception stresses the beginning of something without implying causes. the business has been a success since its inception root suggests a first, ultimate, or fundamental source often not easily discerned. the real root of the violence",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"font",
|
|
"fountain",
|
|
"fountainhead",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"seedbed",
|
|
"source",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wellspring"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093025",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"original":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"archetype",
|
|
"prototype"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person of fresh initiative or inventive capacity":[
|
|
"an original among popular pianists, combining jazz and romantic techniques in an unusually effective manner",
|
|
"\u2014 Douglas Watt"
|
|
],
|
|
": a unique or eccentric person":[
|
|
"Among other comedians he's an original ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a work composed firsthand":[
|
|
"This painting is a Van Gogh original ."
|
|
],
|
|
": being the first instance or source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is or can be made":[],
|
|
": independent and creative in thought or action : inventive":[
|
|
"an original artist"
|
|
],
|
|
": not secondary, derivative, or imitative":[
|
|
"an original composition"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting an origin or beginning : initial":[
|
|
"the original part of the house"
|
|
],
|
|
": that from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made":[
|
|
"gave her a copy of the report and kept the original"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Their original idea was to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.",
|
|
"The word's original meaning was very different from its current meaning.",
|
|
"I gave her a copy and kept the original document myself.",
|
|
"The book has been translated into English from the original Spanish.",
|
|
"The concept is very original .",
|
|
"The car has a highly original design.",
|
|
"She has a very original and creative mind.",
|
|
"He is admired as an original American composer.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I gave her a copy of the report and kept the original .",
|
|
"This isn't a reprint, it's an original .",
|
|
"Compared to other actresses of her generation, she is a true original .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"But, circling back to the original point, don\u2019t sign a referral just because your client was nice enough to make an introduction. \u2014 Christopher Tompkins, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"This option deletes all user data and restores the PS4 console to its original state(factory defaults). \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 28 June 2022",
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"Frontier on Friday boosted the cash portion of its bid to $4.13 a share \u2014 up about $2 from its original bid \u2014 along with 1.9126 shares of its stock for each of Spirit\u2019s. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein And Scott Deveau, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Covid vaccines target the original strain of SARS-2 that first started sickening people in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. \u2014 Helen Branswell, STAT , 28 June 2022",
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"Moscow\u2019s attack has refocused attention on its original mission: the danger next door. \u2014 WSJ , 28 June 2022",
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"After that, Josh Strickland \u2014 who played the original Tarzan in the Broadway production of Disney\u2019s Tarzan \u2014 will play the role of Joseph. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"Belly, who is an Asian American character in the show, is White in the original novel. \u2014 CBS News , 27 June 2022",
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"Use finish restorers, ideal for treating minor scratches across a wide area of the floor. Give your floors a new coat of finish to match the original as closely as possible. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 27 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Threats and intense drama await in the season finale of Mayans M.C., where EZ is tying up loose ends, and Alvarez is trying to make peace with a Redwood original . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 14 June 2022",
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"The version at Rainbow Kitchen \u2014 where owner Bill Chiang and chef Yung Tse, who both grew up in Hong Kong, are quick to cite the luxe inspiration \u2014 rivals the original . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"The Jurassic Park franchise has been one of the most popular brands in Hollywood since the 1993 original , notching roughly $5 billion at the global box office. \u2014 Frank Pallotta, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"Many duplicates of Blue Cura\u00e7ao exist, since the name could not be trademarked, but the original comes in a distinctive round, rough bottle. \u2014 Ali Wunderman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"Harrison has since made several copies of the photograph, one of which is hanging in her home, and returned the original to a safe spot. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 7 June 2022",
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"The film\u2019s dark side reflects some of the book\u2019s outlandish cruelty, but in many other ways Disney transformed the original . \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"The film reunites Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, who all starred in Steven Spielberg\u2019s 1993 original . \u2014 J. Kim Murphy, Variety , 6 June 2022",
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"There hasn\u2019t been an Americas summit on U.S. soil since the original was held in Miami in 1994. \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 5 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8rij-n\u0259l",
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"\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-n\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for original Adjective new , novel , original , fresh mean having recently come into existence or use. new may apply to what is freshly made and unused new brick or has not been known before new designs or not experienced before. starts the new job novel applies to what is not only new but strange or unprecedented. a novel approach to the problem original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist. a man without one original idea fresh applies to what has not lost its qualities of newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness. a fresh start",
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"synonyms":[
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"earliest",
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"first",
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"foremost",
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"headmost",
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"inaugural",
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"initial",
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"leadoff",
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"maiden",
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"pioneer",
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"premier",
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"virgin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165528",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"originality":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": freshness of aspect, design, or style":[],
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": the power of independent thought or constructive imagination":[],
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": the quality or state of being original":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Critics have praised the movie's startling originality .",
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"I was amazed by the originality of her ideas.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In an era when many celebrities are eager to reflect the runway look precisely, Stewart\u2019s style insists on originality , on playing the game of celebrity at her own terms. \u2014 Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"With her focus on trademarks, Ms. Glaum-Lathbury follows a long line of designers whose work has challenged prevailing ideas about originality , brand value and desire. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
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"In this strange, dreamlike world the two solitary souls gradually start to develop feelings for one another\u2026 A melancholic love story with a mesmeric atmosphere and striking visuals that proves Greek cinema has lost nothing of its originality . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 31 May 2022",
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"Any of the Easter eggs above would have made Moon Knight an even better MCU show without stealing anything from its originality . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 11 May 2022",
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"Given to artists, musicians, songwriters and producers whose originality and influence creating music have had a dramatic impact on music. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 4 May 2022",
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"Their originality , as much as their technical skill, is what conferred on them the right, in the eyes of their contemporaries, to stand among the giants of the past. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Considering Cleveland art strictly from an art-historical perspective inevitably raises questions about the quality, originality , and impact of local work beyond Cleveland. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"Four judges rated students on their dishes\u2019 taste, texture, originality , difficulty, plating and visual appeal. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1742, 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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"\u0259-\u02ccri-j\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"freshness",
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"newness",
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"novelty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061806",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"originally":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": by origin or derivation : inherently":[],
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": in a fresh or original manner":[],
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": in the beginning : in the first place : initially":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"That van originally belonged to us.",
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"The building was originally a school.",
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"They originally planned to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.",
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"Originally , the word had a very different meaning from its current meaning.",
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"a New Yorker who is originally from Mexico",
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"She has shown an ability to think originally about ways to improve the company.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That total cost, however, is already reflects $10 million increase from when it was originally proposed, given costs of materials and inflation. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 30 June 2022",
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"The five-story palace originally opened as the First Mortgage Bank in former Bohemia back in 1890. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 30 June 2022",
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"Future Islands was originally formed in 2006 and consists of Herring on vocals, Gerrit Welmers om keyboard and programming, William Cashion on bass and guitars, and Michael Lowry on drums. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 30 June 2022",
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"Gary's originally started out as a small wine shop in New Jersey. \u2014 Kate Dingwall, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"The project may get smaller: The five drill sites originally proposed could drop to four or three, according to local officials and others briefed on the changes. \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
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"Commissioned for the purpose of celebrating the county, the work was originally proposed by the late Sir Michael Marshall - who was President of Marshall of Cambridge - but was painted by award-winning British portrait artist Jamie Coreth. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
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"During their visit, Kate and William met with Coreth, supporters of the project, and Sibyl Marshall, the wife of the late Sir Michael Marshall, who originally proposed the idea for the portrait, according to the Fitzwilliam Museum. \u2014 CNN , 23 June 2022",
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"Penalties announced Thursday were less severe than those the KHSAA originally proposed. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8ri-j\u0259n-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-n\u1d4al-\u0113",
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"-\u02c8rij-n\u0259-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"firstly",
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"initially",
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"primarily"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014147",
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"originate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"cease",
|
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"end",
|
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"stop"
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to give rise to : initiate":[
|
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"The composer originated 10 songs for the Broadway musical."
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],
|
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": to take or have origin : begin":[
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"That board game originated in the 1940s."
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"These stories originated during earlier times.",
|
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"The book originated as a series of lectures.",
|
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"The sound seemed to originate from outside the room.",
|
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"The custom is believed to have originated in the western U.S.",
|
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"He did not originate the idea.",
|
|
"The policy was originated by the previous administration.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But various databases and extensive research indicate that many of the guns used to commit crimes in Canada originate in the U.S. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Where does the impression of a nation under siege originate ? \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Protons are 5 percent smaller than previously thought, and fast radio bursts originate in old stars. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
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"But part of the problem could also originate much further afield. \u2014 Sophie Tremblay, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
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"Today\u2019s IPAs in the latter category\u2014still called West Coast though not all originate there\u2014are not the same old tongue bucklers. \u2014 Aaron Goldfarb, WSJ , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"This isn\u2019t to suggest that all anti-establishment initiatives originate from conscious hubris and insincerity. \u2014 Ethan Lamb, National Review , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
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"An explanation that emerged\u2014which has generally been accepted in research during the intervening decades\u2014was that the two groups of skills originate in two basic types of intelligence: fluid and crystallized. \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Employees are encouraged to offer suggestions, which is where most of our ideas originate . \u2014 Jeff Fromm, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1668, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for originate spring , arise , rise , originate , derive , flow , issue , emanate , proceed , stem mean to come up or out of something into existence. spring implies rapid or sudden emerging. an idea that springs to mind arise and rise may both convey the fact of coming into existence or notice but rise often stresses gradual growth or ascent. new questions have arisen slowly rose to prominence originate implies a definite source or starting point. the fire originated in the basement derive implies a prior existence in another form. the holiday derives from an ancient Roman feast flow adds to spring a suggestion of abundance or ease of inception. words flowed easily from her pen issue suggests emerging from confinement through an outlet. blood issued from the cut emanate applies to the coming of something immaterial (such as a thought) from a source. reports emanating from the capital proceed stresses place of origin, derivation, parentage, or logical cause. advice that proceeds from the best of intentions stem implies originating by dividing or branching off from something as an outgrowth or subordinate development. industries stemming from space research",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"actualize",
|
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"appear",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"begin",
|
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"break",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"engender",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"set in",
|
|
"spring",
|
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"start"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003656",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"originative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uncreative",
|
|
"unimaginative",
|
|
"uninventive",
|
|
"unoriginal"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having ability to originate : creative":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"an originative genius whose mark on postmodern architecture can be seen all over the globe"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-tiv",
|
|
"-n\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"creative",
|
|
"imaginative",
|
|
"ingenious",
|
|
"innovational",
|
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"innovative",
|
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"innovatory",
|
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"inventive",
|
|
"original",
|
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"Promethean"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013954",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"originator":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": someone or something that originates or gives rise to something":[
|
|
"the originator of the idea/theory",
|
|
"a technique named after its originator",
|
|
"Persia was the originator of melons, cucumbers, and pears.",
|
|
"\u2014 Carol Bly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8ri-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051952",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ornament":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"bedizen",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a manner or quality that adorns":[],
|
|
": a useful accessory":[],
|
|
": an embellishing note not belonging to the essential harmony or melody":[],
|
|
": one whose virtues or graces add luster to a place or society":[],
|
|
": something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity":[
|
|
"holiday ornaments"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act of adorning or being adorned":[],
|
|
": to provide with ornament : embellish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She wore a hair ornament .",
|
|
"The columns are there purely as ornament \u2014they have no structural function.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"flower patterns used to ornament boxes",
|
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"delicate crystal figurines ornament the mantel over the fireplace",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"When Christmas rolls around, one of the best ways to honor a loved one is to hang this personalized ornament . \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Standing with them are their 7-year-old twins, Prince Jacques (who holds a silver bell) and Princess Gabriella (holding a gold ornament ). \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The complex\u2019s visual smorgasbord of ornament was designed by nine sculptors and produced by the Federal Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, which also made the cladding for the McGraw-Hill Building, including its celebrated crown. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The newest version of the iconic hood ornament will sit on the nose of the brand\u2019s first EV, the Spectre. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"With a meticulously landscaped median, the Manhattan boulevard is a two-mile gauntlet of elegant brick apartment buildings in shades from buff to earthen, with liveried doormen and Renaissance Revival and neo-Gothic exterior ornament . \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Each exotic gun and armor ornament can only be used on a specific piece of equipment. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Last year's ornament featured a pensive portrait of John F. Kennedy painted posthumously by the artist Aaron Shikler, who was chosen by widow Jackie Kennedy to honor the former leader's unfinished presidency. \u2014 CNN , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
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"After all, the very Christmas ball itself \u2014 that ubiquitous ornament found on trees all over the planet \u2014 traces its origins to a glassworks in the Vosges. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Then, a few weeks later, Middleton stunned in another Jane Taylor design\u2014this time a striking white and black piece to ornament her look for Anzac Day services. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Dancing flames cast an orange glow on the side of the boy\u2019s face; silhouettes of bare trees ornament the distance. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The key turned out to be feathers, which have long been known to ornament many cavity-loving species\u2019 nests. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Baroque H\u00f4tel d\u2019Ecquevilly, built in 1638 as a private residence for a Parisian aristocrat, was later the home of Louis XV\u2019s master of the hunt, who commissioned the elaborate bas-reliefs of boars and dogs that still ornament its exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The picture that has emerged is of an aging emperor, surrounded by a harem of nubile women paid to ornament his dinner table, boost his ego, and dance around in their underpants. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The second-floor master suite incorporates a bedroom with new oak floors, a bow window and a walk-in closet with mirrored doors ornamented with etched glass. \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 13 May 2020",
|
|
"In the 1920s, Cleveland\u2019s wealthy lined Shaker Boulevard in Shaker Heights and Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights with richly ornamented , neo-Tudor or neoclassical mansions that openly flaunt the wealth of their owners. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
|
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"This is the basic three-color version of the bread plate, but there was also a six-color variant and a version ornamented with opaque maiolica glazes. \u2014 Catherine Bindman, The New York Review of Books , 17 Apr. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French urnement, ornement , from Latin ornamentum , from ornare":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-m\u0259nt",
|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02ccment"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ornament Verb adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"adornment",
|
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"beautifier",
|
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"caparison",
|
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"decoration",
|
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"doodad",
|
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"embellisher",
|
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"embellishment",
|
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"frill",
|
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"garnish",
|
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"garnishment",
|
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"garniture",
|
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"ornamentation",
|
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"setoff",
|
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"trim"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183212",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"ornamental":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"bauble",
|
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"bibelot",
|
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"curio",
|
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"curiosity",
|
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"doodad",
|
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"gaud",
|
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"gewgaw",
|
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"geegaw",
|
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"gimcrack",
|
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"kickshaw",
|
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"knickknack",
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"The garden has many ornamental shrubs.",
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"the trim on Victorian houses is sometimes elaborately ornamental",
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"Noun",
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"The garden has many beautiful ornamentals .",
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"a collection of fragile ornamentals kept in a glass cabinet",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Our poll found widespread support for more public transit and less water-guzzling ornamental grass. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Water agencies that don\u2019t comply could be fined $500 per day, as could businesses or other institutions that continue to water ornamental grass, said Edward Ortiz, a spokesman for the water board. \u2014 Kathleen Ronayne, USA TODAY , 23 May 2022",
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"Coulter also likes mixing swaths of ornamental grass, like blue fescue, with native Salvia, which adds height. Harnish, meanwhile, likes to mix perennial grass Berkeley sedge with \u2018Munstead\u2019 English lavender and common yarrow. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The grant will help pay for serviceberry shrubs, ornamental grass and red maple trees. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Alternatives to lawns include ornamental grasses, native plants and trees, various hardscapes such as pathways or gravel, and ground cover, such as clover, that doesn't require frequent mowing and watering. \u2014 Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 June 2022",
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"Fortune is best known for sending about 250 new ornamental plants \u2014 mainly from China, but also Japan \u2014 to the Royal Horticultural Society in London. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Thereafter keep fertilizer applications to only what is applied to nearby lawns and ornamental plantings. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
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"For some eight decades, the building\u2019s eastern corner was home to a companion firefighter, the pair serving as ornamental sentries at Parkchester\u2019s southern gateway. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Twelve years later, Bennett and her team have designed around 200 gardens, all of which integrate the ornamental with the edible. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
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"There are lots of varieties, some ornamental and others edible. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
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"The only species that was unmolested was Japanese maple, an exotic ornamental that came to represent one-quarter of the forest\u2019s inventory. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
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"An unnamed elephant ear is most likely to be Colocasia esculenta, the food plant taro, which also makes an impressive ornamental . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 May 2021",
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"This looks like Parney cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), a native of China used as an ornamental . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2020",
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"Deep green, textured foliage makes this variety an excellent ornamental for arbors or training against a wall. \u2014 Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com , 7 Aug. 2020",
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"Fruit pruning doesn\u2019t follow the rules for ornamentals . \u2014 Margaret Roach, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
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"Forsythia shrubs are beginning to provide a golden display in Northern Ohio, Pieras is in full flower and other ornamentals seem prepared to bloom at the first sign of warm weather. \u2014 cleveland , 27 Mar. 2020"
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": something that ornaments : embellishment":[],
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"examples":[
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"A bright ribbon was used for ornamentation .",
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"a ballroom with elaborate ornamentation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The soaring, vaulted interiors feature gold-leaf ornamentation , a Casavant Fr\u00e8res pipe organ and stained-glass windows that depict the history of the city. \u2014 Siobhan Reid, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
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"Longman designed the lettering of Lincoln\u2019s speeches that are engraved inside the monument, along with the ornamentation of wreaths and eagles that surround them. \u2014 Haben Kelati, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
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"From a gorgeous ornate sideboard to a simple hand mirror, our items this month show the attention to detail and love of ornamentation that often draw collectors to pieces with age. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
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"Built in 1926 for the businessman James Daniel Derby and his family, the Glendale, Calif. home is best known for its distinctive fa\u00e7ade, designed with concrete ornamentation inspired by Mayan architecture. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"As the Prairie School of architecture illustrates, horizontal lines, free of excess ornamentation , offer visual relief, unlike so many new houses that seem to take design cues from the Rockies. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Shaker furniture\u2014highly functional, beautiful without ornamentation \u2014has been having a long moment. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"No degree of ornamentation was too absurd, and Nudie suits became de rigueur for country stars. \u2014 Amanda Petrusich, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The extra bit of ornamentation adds character to the living room. \u2014 Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"-\u02ccmen-",
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"\u02cc\u022fr-n\u0259-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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"beautifier",
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"caparison",
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"embellishment",
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"array",
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"beautify",
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"bedeck",
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"bedizen",
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"blazon",
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"caparison",
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"deck",
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"decorate",
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"do",
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"do up",
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"doll up",
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"drape",
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"dress",
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"embellish",
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"emblaze",
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"emboss",
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"enrich",
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"fancify",
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"fancy up",
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"festoon",
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"garnish",
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"glitz (up)",
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"grace",
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"gussy up",
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"pretty (up)",
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": one whose virtues or graces add luster to a place or society":[],
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": something that lends grace, beauty, or festivity":[
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"holiday ornaments"
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": the act of adorning or being adorned":[],
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": to provide with ornament : embellish":[]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"She wore a hair ornament .",
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"The columns are there purely as ornament \u2014they have no structural function.",
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"Verb",
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"flower patterns used to ornament boxes",
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"delicate crystal figurines ornament the mantel over the fireplace",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"When Christmas rolls around, one of the best ways to honor a loved one is to hang this personalized ornament . \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"Standing with them are their 7-year-old twins, Prince Jacques (who holds a silver bell) and Princess Gabriella (holding a gold ornament ). \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The complex\u2019s visual smorgasbord of ornament was designed by nine sculptors and produced by the Federal Seaboard Terra Cotta Company, which also made the cladding for the McGraw-Hill Building, including its celebrated crown. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"The newest version of the iconic hood ornament will sit on the nose of the brand\u2019s first EV, the Spectre. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"With a meticulously landscaped median, the Manhattan boulevard is a two-mile gauntlet of elegant brick apartment buildings in shades from buff to earthen, with liveried doormen and Renaissance Revival and neo-Gothic exterior ornament . \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"Each exotic gun and armor ornament can only be used on a specific piece of equipment. \u2014 Boone Ashworth, Wired , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Last year's ornament featured a pensive portrait of John F. Kennedy painted posthumously by the artist Aaron Shikler, who was chosen by widow Jackie Kennedy to honor the former leader's unfinished presidency. \u2014 CNN , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"After all, the very Christmas ball itself \u2014 that ubiquitous ornament found on trees all over the planet \u2014 traces its origins to a glassworks in the Vosges. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Then, a few weeks later, Middleton stunned in another Jane Taylor design\u2014this time a striking white and black piece to ornament her look for Anzac Day services. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 20 May 2022",
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"Dancing flames cast an orange glow on the side of the boy\u2019s face; silhouettes of bare trees ornament the distance. \u2014 Clint Smith, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The key turned out to be feathers, which have long been known to ornament many cavity-loving species\u2019 nests. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 16 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The Baroque H\u00f4tel d\u2019Ecquevilly, built in 1638 as a private residence for a Parisian aristocrat, was later the home of Louis XV\u2019s master of the hunt, who commissioned the elaborate bas-reliefs of boars and dogs that still ornament its exterior. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The picture that has emerged is of an aging emperor, surrounded by a harem of nubile women paid to ornament his dinner table, boost his ego, and dance around in their underpants. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The second-floor master suite incorporates a bedroom with new oak floors, a bow window and a walk-in closet with mirrored doors ornamented with etched glass. \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 13 May 2020",
|
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"In the 1920s, Cleveland\u2019s wealthy lined Shaker Boulevard in Shaker Heights and Fairmount Boulevard in Cleveland Heights with richly ornamented , neo-Tudor or neoclassical mansions that openly flaunt the wealth of their owners. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 May 2020",
|
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"This is the basic three-color version of the bread plate, but there was also a six-color variant and a version ornamented with opaque maiolica glazes. \u2014 Catherine Bindman, The New York Review of Books , 17 Apr. 2020"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French urnement, ornement , from Latin ornamentum , from ornare":"Noun"
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},
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|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-m\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-\u02ccment"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ornament Verb adorn , decorate , ornament , embellish , beautify , deck , garnish mean to enhance the appearance of something by adding something unessential. adorn implies an enhancing by something beautiful in itself. a diamond necklace adorned her neck decorate suggests relieving plainness or monotony by adding beauty of color or design. decorate a birthday cake ornament and embellish imply the adding of something extraneous, ornament stressing the heightening or setting off of the original a white house ornamented with green shutters , embellish often stressing the adding of superfluous or adventitious ornament. embellish a page with floral borders beautify adds to embellish a suggestion of counterbalancing plainness or ugliness. will beautify the grounds with flower beds deck implies the addition of something that contributes to gaiety, splendor, or showiness. a house all decked out for Christmas garnish suggests decorating with a small final touch and is used especially in referring to the serving of food. an entr\u00e9e garnished with parsley",
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"frill",
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"garnishment",
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|
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"ornate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"austere",
|
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"plain",
|
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"severe",
|
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|
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"unadorned"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": elaborately or excessively decorated":[
|
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"an ornate mantle",
|
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|
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"ornate chandeliers"
|
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],
|
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": marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b ) or florid (see florid sense 1a ) style":[
|
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"is clear and simple rather than ornate and pompous",
|
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"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She doesn't like ornate jewelry.",
|
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"an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The architect, Charlie North, has done a fantastic job of bringing it all back to life but with a new identity\u2014the building has a real presence and is beautifully ornate . \u2014 Bridget Arsenault, Forbes , 18 June 2022",
|
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"The traditional finery is ornate and the souvenir cuckoo clocks even more so. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Ironically, the equivalent decks from companies in a land known for zen are usually more reminiscent of the Baroque period: highly ornate and florid in design. \u2014 Greg Story, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
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"What did raise a few eyebrows, though\u2014not to mention light up the Twitterverse\u2014was the entire Klan's unfettered embrace of Catholic motifs and cross jewelry, namely of the oversized, ornate , Gothic costume variety. \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 3 June 2022",
|
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"Kim was wearing ornate accessories made of green stones and gold settings in a choker around her neck, emphasizing her d\u00e9colletage visible beneath the sheer lace. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 29 May 2022",
|
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"In the middle of the room is a table, on top of which sit two ornate bottles that look from a distance like they might be made out of gold, along with about two dozen glasses for sampling. \u2014 Matt Koesters, The Enquirer , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Ferguson wore all black and was covered in piercings and tattoos, including an ornate pentagram on his head. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
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"The bride wore a white Dolce and Gabbana mini dress with an ornate vail depicting the Virgin Mary \u2013 a theme for her attire throughout the weekend. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 23 May 2022"
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English ornat , from Latin ornatus , past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order \u2014 more at order":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"bedizened",
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"florid",
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"fussy",
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"gingerbread",
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"gingerbreaded",
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"gingerbready",
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"overwrought"
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"ornery":{
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"amiable",
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"good-humored",
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"good-natured",
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],
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"definitions":{
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": difficult to deal with or control":[
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"an ornery mule",
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"\u2026 once made word processors so ornery that they caused secretaries to collapse in tears \u2026",
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"\u2014 Bro Uttal",
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"\u2026 a bout with walking pneumonia and an ornery case of poison oak.",
|
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"\u2014 Paul Francis"
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],
|
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": having an irritable disposition : cantankerous":[
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"an ornery old man",
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"Telling her that would have been an invitation to getting my head chopped off, because she was a mean, ornery number until the day she died.",
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"\u2014 John Gregory Dunne"
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],
|
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": having or showing a playful tendency to cause trouble : mischievous":[
|
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"an ornery smile",
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"It had been fun to play a trick on those ornery boys. They were not bad boys: just wild things full of vim and vinegar who were trying to fill their time and show off.",
|
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"\u2014 Connie Leonard Geron",
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"\u2026 invited me to come take pictures at a little family tradition they have \u2026 A shaving cream war. They have a large family; so there were tons of kids of all ages there. I think what I loved most about this was the fact that the adults got just as ornery as the kids.",
|
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"\u2014 Rebecca Haines"
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Based on the best-selling book by Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit tells the true story of an ornery , undersize, beaten-up Thoroughbred who becomes a champion in the 1930s. \u2014 Lev Grossman , Time , 21 July 2003",
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"Critics have compared his work to Faulkner's. And like Faulkner, McCarthy is an acquired taste as well as a palate cleanser. He's a stubborn, ornery writer, known for his ornate sentences, arcane vocabulary, casual disregard for standard punctuation and untranslated bits of foreign dialogue that offer little in the way of a narrative compass to guide readers along. \u2014 Sara Mosle , New York Times Book Review , 17 May 1998",
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"I'm getting more and more ornery in my old age.",
|
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"an ornery old man who always yells at the neighborhood kids to keep off his lawn",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This company has the right kind of creative energy and entertainment bonafides perfect for my ornery pussycat. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Ares could be very ornery at times but was a very affectionate pet. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
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"Usually, that was enough to vex the sometimes- ornery geese into scattering with little to no serious repercussions for Widman or the pair of helpers who abetted him in collecting eggs. \u2014 Marion Renault, The Atlantic , 19 May 2022",
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"Photos posted on the Charlotte County Sheriff\u2019s Office Facebook page on Tuesday showed police and wildlife officials safely removing the ornery gator. \u2014 Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula is named after the incident when a mail carrier struggled to pass an ornery moose. \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Ample acid, bales of wacky weed, coltish young men and hot, ornery women turned this crossroads into a cradle of hippie, stoner creativity. \u2014 Steve Ditlea, SPIN , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
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"But Earthgang is also a distinctly post-millennial group that blurs together inspirations with open-minded passion, and without the ornery defensiveness that defined so much early Dirty South rap. \u2014 Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Several of these narratives offer assurance that Ms. Kaplan\u2019s ornery outsiders find a place for themselves in the world. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, WSJ , 11 Feb. 2022"
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"\u02c8\u022fn-",
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"\u02c8\u022frn-r\u0113",
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"\u02c8\u00e4n-",
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4rn-",
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"\u02c8\u022fr-n\u0259-r\u0113",
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"acid",
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"bearish",
|
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"bilious",
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"bloody-minded",
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"cantankerous",
|
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"disagreeable",
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"dyspeptic",
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"ill-humored",
|
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"ill-natured",
|
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"ill-tempered",
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"splenetic",
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"surly"
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous":[
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"an orotund voice"
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],
|
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": pompous , bombastic":[
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"an orotund speech"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the tenor's orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs",
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"a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Novoselov had a boisterous, orotund way of talking that even the interpreter seemed to have trouble making sense of. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"The speaker\u2019s orotund oratory, his mannered put-downs, his mock pretentiousness, his pompous, practiced, often hilarious jawing will be no more. \u2014 Karla Adam, Washington Post , 31 Oct. 2019"
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"modification of Latin ore rotundo , literally, with round mouth":""
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"\u02c8\u022fr-\u0259-\u02cct\u0259nd",
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"\u02c8\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"golden",
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"reverberant",
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"reverberating",
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"reverberative",
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"ringing",
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"rotund",
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"round",
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"Greek Orthodox rituals"
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],
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": of, relating to, or practicing Orthodox Judaism":[
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"The core market for these vinifera wines remains Orthodox Jews who require kosher foods for religious ceremonies.",
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"\u2014 Thomas Matthews"
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],
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": one that is orthodox":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He took an orthodox approach to the problem.",
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"She believes in the benefits of both orthodox medicine and alternative medicine.",
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"He is a very orthodox Muslim.",
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"I attend an Eastern Orthodox church.",
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"My grandmother is Russian Orthodox .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"In a reversal of orthodox expectations, interest rates would plunge precisely as the demand for dollars rose. \u2014 Richard Vigilante, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"For Documenta, which, after all, is a relatively orthodox German bureaucracy, ruangrupa\u2019s tactics weren\u2019t always easy to absorb. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"The liberal wing will remain in a predominantly U.S.-based successor denomination while conservatives remain in connection with the growing, mostly orthodox African church. \u2014 W. James Antle Iii, The Week , 5 May 2022",
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"Even orthodox economists understand this, along with the fact that only the federal government is \u2018big\u2019 enough to do this kind of smoothing. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"Putin\u2019s has built his regime ideology on the idea of Russia as a righteous, orthodox state, besieged by a hostile and decadent West, fostering a sense of resentful victimhood. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"A year ago, a prominent economist used the orthodox quantity theory of money to predict what the Fed and almost all of his peers missed: That an inflationary explosion was close at hand. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"That spate of attacks included five people killed just east of Tel Aviv, in the ultra- orthodox city of Bnei Brak. \u2014 Amir Tal, CNN , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The unanimous ruling in the case rejected the zealous attempts by the Finnish prosecutor to punish, shame, and censor anyone who might state opinions that blaspheme against orthodox secularism. \u2014 Sean Nelson, National Review , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Just as pragmatic liberals pursue piecemeal reforms and orthodox Marxists hold out for the proletarian revolution, the lodestar of the PowerPoint left is ideological realignment. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
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"This is true for the left and the right: The trans community can get ads addressing their concerns just as easily as the religiously orthodox can addressing theirs. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 10 Jan. 2020",
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"That had the effect of enforcing a very bland neutrality in radio and television, one that really favored well-established, orthodox , left-of-center views and conservatives hated that. \u2014 Andrew Marino, The Verge , 13 Aug. 2019",
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"The decision was seen by many as supportive of central-bank autonomy while bringing an orthodox although sometimes critical voice to the bank\u2019s policy-setting board. \u2014 Juan Montes, WSJ , 8 Oct. 2018",
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"Also in the region Mr. Heath, who specializes in econometrics and monetary policy, is widely seen as an orthodox economist. \u2014 Juan Montes, WSJ , 26 Sep. 2018",
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"Just imagine: an encased farce of brined and smoked brisket dragged through the garden of the orthodox Chicago condiments. \u2014 Mike Sula, Chicago Reader , 12 July 2018",
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"The once ultra- orthodox are loosening their ideologies, facilitated by Facebook groups, podcasts, websites, and meet-ups. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
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"The fascinating modern historic events there now were instigated by an unorthodox president who may be about to accomplish what orthodox leaders never could. \u2014 Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English orthodoxe , from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French orthodoxe , from Late Latin orthodoxus , from Late Greek orthodoxos , from Greek orth- + doxa opinion \u2014 more at doxology":"Adjective and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-th\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4ks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ceremonial",
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"ceremonious",
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"conventional",
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"formal",
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"regular",
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"routine"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183506",
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]
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},
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"orthodox judaism":{
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"definitions":{
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": Judaism that adheres to the Torah and Talmud as interpreted in an authoritative rabbinic law code and applies their principles and regulations to modern living \u2014 compare conservative judaism , reform judaism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082744",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"orthodoxy":{
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"definitions":{
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": orthodox judaism":[],
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": the quality or state of being orthodox":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I was surprised by the orthodoxy of her political views.",
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"He rejected the orthodoxies of the scientific establishment.",
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Both had little regard for deterrence orthodoxy , and both were abolitionists at heart. \u2014 Michael Krepon, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Trump has lost some primary races but his views and his aggressiveness are practically Republican orthodoxy . \u2014 David Jackson, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
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"In SuperNature, the standup returns to fire a few jokes at trans orthodoxy , with predictable results. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 25 May 2022",
|
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"In that heroic era, the book maintains, the label was essentially anti-commercial, guided not by genre orthodoxy or profitability but by a lifestyle that rejected prevailing social wisdom. \u2014 Michael Friedrich, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
|
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"That German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leader of the fiscally conservative Free Democratic Party, is spearheading the spending boost underlines how much war has reordered German fiscal orthodoxy . \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Estimates vary, but thousands of native Nigerians have taken up the faith in the past few decades, drifting first to messianic Christianity and then to full Old-Testament sidelocks-and-prayer-shawl orthodoxy . \u2014 Longreads , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But what about those using tech platforms and American capitalism itself to impose a new woke orthodoxy on the American people? \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But instead of facing this and working together, McLaren takes aim at another orthodoxy which drives us to continue polluting the world. \u2014 Alison Escalante, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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|
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"\u02c8\u022fr-th\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4k-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045651",
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"orthodromics":{
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015017",
|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"orthodromy":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the act or art of great-circle sailing":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French orthodromie , from orthodrom- (from Greek orth- + -dromos -drome) + -ie -y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022f(r)th\u0259\u02ccdr\u014dm\u0113",
|
|
"\u022f(r)\u02c8th\u00e4dr\u0259m\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101543",
|
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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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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin orthoepia , from Greek orthoepeia , from orth- + epos word \u2014 more at voice":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u022fr-\u02c8th\u014d-\u0259-p\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fr-th\u0259-\u02ccwe-p\u0113"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015736",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"orthoferrosilite":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral FeSiO 3 consisting of iron silicate in the orthorhombic form \u2014 compare clinoferrosilite , ferrosilite":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u022f(r)(\u02cc)th\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042944",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"orthoformic acid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hypothetical acid HC(OH) 3 known in the form of its esters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + -form + -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u022frth\u0259\u00a6f\u022frmik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112507",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"orthographize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to correct in regard to spelling":[],
|
|
": to devise a writing system for (a language)":[],
|
|
": to spell correctly or according to usage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"orthography + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccf\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182151",
|
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|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling":[
|
|
"A student of orthography is likely to be a good speller."
|
|
],
|
|
": the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage":[
|
|
"the rules of English orthography"
|
|
],
|
|
": the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The class is held on Wednesdays via Zoom and will be covering Moses-Columbian language history, phonetics/ orthography , vocabulary, and grammar. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
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"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The monks struggled to fit Latin orthography onto some Anglo-Saxon sounds. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English ortografie , from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia , from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write \u2014 more at carve":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u022fr-\u02c8th\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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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 part of language study that deals with letters and spelling":[
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],
|
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": the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage":[
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"the rules of English orthography"
|
|
],
|
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": the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The class is held on Wednesdays via Zoom and will be covering Moses-Columbian language history, phonetics/ orthography , vocabulary, and grammar. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
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"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The monks struggled to fit Latin orthography onto some Anglo-Saxon sounds. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In 1870, reading English was required for Harvard, while Princeton required English grammar and orthography . \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 9 Aug. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ortografie , from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia , from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write \u2014 more at carve":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u022fr-\u02c8th\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182432",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"organic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
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"noun,"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, yielding, or involving the use of food produced with the use of feed or fertilizer of plant or animal origin without employment of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or pesticides":[
|
|
"organic farming",
|
|
"organic produce"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or derived from living organisms":[
|
|
"organic evolution"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, being, or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned with the carbon compounds of living beings and most other carbon compounds":[
|
|
"studied organic chemistry in college"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or containing carbon compounds":[
|
|
"organic solvents"
|
|
],
|
|
": having systematic coordination of parts : organized":[
|
|
"an organic whole"
|
|
],
|
|
": forming an integral element of a whole : fundamental":[
|
|
"incidental music rather than organic parts of the action",
|
|
"\u2014 Francis Fergusson"
|
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],
|
|
": having the characteristics of an organism : developing in the manner of a living plant or animal":[
|
|
"society is organic",
|
|
"many new coinages \u2026 stem from the normal organic structure of the language",
|
|
"\u2014 William Chomsky"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or arising in a bodily organ":[],
|
|
": affecting the structure of the organism":[
|
|
"an organic disease"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting the law by which a government or organization exists":[
|
|
"their nation has written the separation of church and state into its organic law",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Blanshard"
|
|
],
|
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": instrumental":[],
|
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": an organic substance: such as":[],
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": a fertilizer of plant or animal origin":[],
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": a pesticide whose active component is an organic compound or a mixture of organic compounds":[],
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": a food produced by organic farming":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u022fr-\u02c8ga-nik",
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"\u022fr-\u02c8gan-ik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"He thinks of the city not as a collection of different neighborhoods but as an organic whole.",
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"This neighborhood is an organic part of the city.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The animals make this journey to feed on the organic material closer to the water\u2019s surface and do so at night to avoid being eaten by the larger predators swimming there. \u2014 Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American , 8 June 2022",
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"Before planting, enrich the soil with plenty of organic material such as compost, which will help create the best conditions for growing calla lilies. \u2014 Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens , 6 June 2022",
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"Even throwing those materials into the dirt can smolder and ignite nearby organic material. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 30 May 2022",
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"The grayer, darker bits are mineral soils, but the greener, browner bits are layers of organic material, mostly moss. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 18 May 2022",
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"Naturally occurring microbes on the organic material break down the body over 30 days, as long as a certain temperature is maintained and the vessel is periodically rotated. \u2014 Lisa Held, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
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"While the samples were watered using a nutrient solution, they were dumped into lunar regolith as-is\u2014no mixing with organic material and no microbial growth that could sequester some of the metallic toxins before the plants encountered them. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 May 2022",
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"But the effluent sees additional treatment after it is spread around the soil, where bacteria and plants further break down organic material, according to Jex. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
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"Anaerobic digestion breaks down organic material in the absence of oxygen, creating biogas. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Society at large has overcome the duality of the analog and the digital, by means of the organic . \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"But as concerns grow regarding food sources, chemicals and pesticides, choosing organic is an option for parents who are looking to minimize their baby\u2019s exposure to certain preservatives and additives. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 24 May 2022",
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"During this time, corn labelled organic was often worth twice as much as conventional corn. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"After bagging up the sediment from the hearth and bringing it back to the lab, the researchers used a method called manual flotation\u2014essentially, submerging the mixture in water\u2014to separate the organic from the nonorganic material. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"The computational and the organic are constantly overlaid. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"Mark Anderson said Drake's Organic is the only spirits company to achieve five certifications: vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher and USDA organic . \u2014 Star Tribune , 25 July 2021",
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"And the Lana record and Folklore are very different kinds of organic than this Bleachers rec-ord. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 16 June 2021",
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"Vector vaccines are based in the organic , and thus unpredictable, world of biology. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Adjective",
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143237"
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},
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"Orectolobidae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of carpet sharks comprising the wobbegongs that live mainly in shallow waters of the tropical western Pacific Ocean and have two dorsal fins, a well-developed fleshy barbel at the anterior margin of the nostril, small teeth with several cusps, and often brilliant markings on the skin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u014d\u02ccrekt\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4b\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Orectolobus , type genus + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143511"
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}
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