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3552 lines
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{
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"dig":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dab",
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"jab",
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"lunge",
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"poke"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cutting remark":[
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"a subtle dig at their lack of preparedness"
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],
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": accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a ) for living or working":[
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"buying furniture for his new digs"
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],
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": like , admire":[
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"High school students dig short poetry.",
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"\u2014 David Burmester"
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],
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": lodging sense 2b":[],
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": poke , prod":[
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"dug me in the ribs with his elbow"
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],
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": thrust , poke":[
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"a dig in the ribs"
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],
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": to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material":[
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"digging into the history of the company"
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],
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": to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement":[
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"digging dirt with a shovel",
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"machines digging up the road"
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],
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": to bring to light or out of hiding":[
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"dig up facts"
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],
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": to bring to the surface by digging : unearth":[
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"dig potatoes"
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],
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": to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust":[
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"dug her toes into the sand",
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"The hawk dug its claws into its prey."
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],
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": to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate":[
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"dig a hole",
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"dig a tunnel"
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],
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": to pay attention to : notice":[
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"dig that fancy hat"
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],
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": to prepare the soil of":[
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"dig a garden"
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],
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": to turn up, loosen, or remove earth":[
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"digging in the garden",
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"dig for buried treasure"
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],
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": to work hard or laboriously":[],
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": understand , appreciate":[
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"couldn't dig the medical jargon"
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],
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"digest":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Some animal has been digging in the garden.",
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"They dug into the sand with their hands.",
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"He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.",
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"Dig a hole three feet deep.",
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"The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.",
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"The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.",
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"digging clams on the beach",
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"These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.",
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"Noun",
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"She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.",
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"She participated in a dig last summer.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Taliban fighters circulated in vehicles in the area, but only a few were seen helping dig through rubble. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 23 June 2022",
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"And some people don\u2019t have the physical strength to dig , plant, water and weed a garden\u2014even a small one. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s the signal to dig and divide or move them to another location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"The plan would require a background check for these purchasers, including a pause if more time is needed for investigators to dig through records. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Jennifer Haberkorn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
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"But dig deeper into the 257-page report and the news is grim for the future of Medicare and its 64 million beneficiaries. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
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"The title stands for both Raitt\u2019s and Finn\u2019s own efforts to dig deeply into the musical sources and lived experiences that motivate their music. \u2014 Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
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"In the footage, which was edited and compiled by HPD, another officer had to unzip the bag and dig through it for a moment before locating the firearm inside. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 May 2022",
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"With Sengupta gone, Google is left to dig through the wreckage. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Vindolanda site now has 13 phallic carvings, more than have been discovered at any other dig site along Hadrian's Wall. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
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"The episode begins with a sequence detailing Lalo\u2019s elaborate yet invisible method for spying on the laundry atop the Super Lab dig site. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
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"Some items under review for return include pottery in the National Museum of Natural History that was sourced from a dig site in Turkey and dates back to the ancient city of Troy. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 11 May 2022",
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"Lavina Nethers, 85, lives a short drive from the dig site. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
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"Marc unsuccessfully tried to save the people at the dig site and was left for dead as punishment. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"But Rock has not escaped scrutiny, as the joke that triggered Smith\u2019s slap was perceived by Pinkett Smith as a dig at her alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Before Davidson deleted his page, Entertainment Tonight reported that the comedian shared a post on his Instagram Story, which many fans saw as a dig at Kanye West, the estranged husband of his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"No doubt the Global Times comment was meant as a dig at America's chaotic COVID response. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1797, 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 diggen":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dig"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"excavate",
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"shovel"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222406",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dig (away)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to devote serious and sustained effort it took days of digging away at the subject, but he understands it thoroughly now"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-152638",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dig (into)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to begin eating (something)":[
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"The family was digging into a delicious meal.",
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"They dug into their steaks."
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],
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": to mix (something) into (soil) by digging":[
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"dig the compost into the soil"
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],
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": to push (something) into (a body part) in a sharp and painful way":[
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"She dug her fingernails into my hand.",
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"He dug his elbow into my ribs."
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],
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": to push against (a body part) in a sharp and painful way":[
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"The bed's springs are digging into my back.",
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"Her fingernails dug into my hand."
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],
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": to try to learn or uncover information by studying (something)":[
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"The detectives dug into his past and learned that he had once lived in another country."
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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":"20220706-172101",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"dig (through)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something I roughly dug through the closet looking for my shoes"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-183839",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dig one's own grave":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to behave in a way that will cause one to lose or fail":[
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"The coach dug his own grave when he publicly insulted the team's owner."
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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":"20220707-183332",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"dig out":{
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"antonyms":[
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"miss",
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"overlook",
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"pass over"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": find , unearth":[],
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": take off sense 1a":[],
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": to make hollow by digging":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"she dug her old art supplies out of the basement",
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"without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Boston firemen worked in unison to dig out fellow firemen trapped beneath the rubble of the back corner of the hotel. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"The aloe vera and citric acid in this stuff dig out dirt, oil, and product buildup. \u2014 Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
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"The Sox tried to dig out the 2-0 hole, loading the bases with one out in bottom of the first. Sheets struck out and Yankees catcher Jose Trevino threw to third to try to get Tim Anderson. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 14 May 2022",
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"Credit use had mostly increased since then, fell during the pandemic\u2014with rescue money helping people partly dig out of a hole\u2014and then started to increase in the first quarter of 2021 when things seemed to be getting better. \u2014 Erik Sherman, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Oregon baseball dropped its second straight game to open the season as a seven-run third inning by San Diego was too steep a hole for the Ducks to dig out of. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"The coronavirus outbreak shut down the racing circuit, leaving him with plenty of time to dig out of his tunnel. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"Melted butter can also be incorporated into a batter or dough with just a spatula\u2014no need to dig out the pastry cutter or stand mixer. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 4 May 2022",
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"The Board of Review, the second body to hear objections to assessments, is still trying to dig out from an influx in the last couple of years. \u2014 Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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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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"ascertain",
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"descry",
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"detect",
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"determine",
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"dig up",
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"discover",
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"dredge (up)",
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"ferret (out)",
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"find",
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"find out",
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"get",
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"hit (on ",
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"hunt (down ",
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"learn",
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"locate",
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"nose out",
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"root (out)",
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"rout (out)",
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"rummage",
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"run down",
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"scare up",
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"scout (up)",
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"track (down)",
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"turn up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065000",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dig up":{
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"antonyms":[
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"miss",
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"overlook",
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"pass over"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": find , unearth":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ascertain",
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"descry",
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"detect",
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"determine",
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"dig out",
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"discover",
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"dredge (up)",
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"ferret (out)",
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"find",
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"find out",
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"get",
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"hit (on ",
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"hunt (down ",
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"learn",
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"locate",
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"nose out",
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"root (out)",
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"rout (out)",
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"rummage",
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"run down",
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"scare up",
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"scout (up)",
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"track (down)",
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"turn up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071739",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"digenetic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Digenetica , subclass name (synonym of Digenea ), from di- + genetica , neuter plural of geneticus genetic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccd\u012b-j\u0259-\u02c8ne-tik",
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"\u02ccd\u012b-j\u0259-\u02c8net-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190426",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"digest":{
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"antonyms":[
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"assort",
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"break down",
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"categorize",
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"class",
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"classify",
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"codify",
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"compartment",
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"compartmentalize",
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"distinguish",
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"distribute",
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"grade",
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"group",
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"peg",
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"place",
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"range",
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"rank",
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"relegate",
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"separate",
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"sort",
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"type"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles":[],
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": a product of digestion":[],
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": a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as":[],
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": a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions":[],
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": absorb sense 2":[
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"the capacity of the U.S. to digest immigrants"
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],
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": to become digested":[],
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": to compress into a short summary":[],
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": to convert (food) into absorbable form":[],
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": to digest food":[],
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": to distribute or arrange systematically : classify":[],
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": to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid":[],
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": to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action":[
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"DNA digested by restriction enzymes"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a digest of the laws",
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"a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting",
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"Verb",
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"He has trouble digesting certain foods.",
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"It will take me a while to digest this news.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Most Innovative Yogurt Grass-fed Jersey cows naturally produce the milk containing only the easier-to- digest A2 protein that is used in this organic yogurt, which has a sweet-tart taste and rich creamy texture. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
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"Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
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"Last week, DeSantis held a public budget-signing event that served as a convenient digest of his political approach. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
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"Animal proteins and dairy, on the other hand, are much slower-to- digest and therefore better to eat at the end of the day when the body is winding down. \u2014 Gabby Shacknai, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to- digest episodic structure",
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Too often, the work behind AR wins feels intangible, and AR must effectively illustrate outcomes for business leaders to digest . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
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"After notching multiple record highs, markets have stumbled in recent days as investors digest the prospect that the Fed might tighten policy more aggressively or more quickly \u2014 or both \u2014 than anticipated. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
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"That is, understandably, extremely difficult for financial markets to digest . \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"The experience was mine alone to digest and interpret. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 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":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin digestus":"Verb",
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"Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta , from neuter plural of digestus , past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u0259-",
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccjest",
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"d\u012b-\u02c8jest"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abstract",
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"breviary",
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"brief",
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"capsule",
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"conspectus",
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"encapsulation",
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"epitome",
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"inventory",
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"outline",
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"pr\u00e9cis",
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"recap",
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"recapitulation",
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"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
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"resume",
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"resum\u00e9",
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"roundup",
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"run-through",
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"rundown",
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"sum",
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"sum-up",
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"summa",
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"summarization",
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"summary",
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"summing-up",
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"synopsis",
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"wrap-up"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074300",
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"type":[
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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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"diggings":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a place of excavating especially for ore, metals, or precious stones":[],
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": lodgings for a student":[],
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": material dug out":[],
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": quarters , premises":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Stricker\u2019s mention of Long Beach was a reference to Washington\u2019s richest razor diggings , which also have yielded unusually large clams. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"As tear gas and bullets fly, students from the affluent suburbs of Yangon and Mandalay, the country\u2019s two biggest cities, are being joined on the barricades by fresh-faced office and factory workers and young miners from the jade diggings of Kachin. \u2014 Brian Wong, Time , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"But her family letters from a century ago told of gatherings, as well as grave diggings . \u2014 Jacey Fortin New York Times, Star Tribune , 9 Dec. 2020"
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"dwelling",
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"fireside",
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"habitation",
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"hearth",
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"hearthstone",
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"home",
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"house",
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"lodging",
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"pad",
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"place",
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"quarters",
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"residence",
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"roof"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233541",
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"digit":{
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"definitions":{
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": a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inch":[],
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": any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0":[],
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": any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip \u2014 compare finger sense 1 , toe sense 1a":[],
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": one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system":[],
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": the digits of a telephone number":[
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"At the end of the meal, the pair discussed wanting to see the Dupont Underground art exhibit, and that's when Scott smoothly asked for her digits and said they should go.",
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"\u2014 Vijai Nathan"
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"examples":[
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"a three- digit number like 507",
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"She suffered several broken digits .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After spending this series stumbling through third quarters, the Celtics fought back Monday night, flipping a double- digit deficit into a five-point lead and creating some uneasy moments at the Chase Center. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"Coming back from a double- digit deficit in Game 2, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors now hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in this 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals matchup. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
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"Brandon Clarke added 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Grizzlies, who withstood another quiet night by star Ja Morant and another double- digit deficit entering the fourth quarter. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Remaining undefeated, Nova Southeastern (31-0) overcame an early double- digit deficit, taking the lead with 2:52 remaining before sealing the victory. \u2014 Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Throughout the second half, Fleming and Penn sunk tough shot after tough shot to keep the Dolphins stuck with a double- digit deficit. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"In both losses to the Spartans, the Terps fell into a double- digit deficit in the first half. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"From there, Lakota East was forced to scramble and press and struggled to get the game back to a single- digit deficit. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"The Hoosiers had battled back from a double- digit deficit to lead in the closing minutes. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin digitus finger, toe; perhaps akin to Greek deiknynai to show \u2014 more at diction":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dij-\u0259t",
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"\u02c8di-j\u0259t"
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],
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"figure",
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"integer",
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"number",
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"numeral",
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"numeric",
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"whole number"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045708",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"digital computer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a computer that operates with numbers expressed directly as digits \u2014 compare analog computer , hybrid computer":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If fitted to a howitzer, the digital computer system enables the crew operating the weapon to quickly and accurately pinpoint a target. \u2014 Tom Burridge, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
|
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"However, the politician also expressed frustration that the artillery pieces had not been the fitted with the digital computer systems. \u2014 Tom Burridge, ABC News , 20 May 2022",
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"Academics are already looking beyond the digital computer . \u2014 Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"She was initially hired as a clerk typist, but quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a digital computer systems operator at the Navy's David Taylor Model Basin in suburban Maryland. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 July 2021",
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"Weidenbach blossomed as a digital computer pioneer after World War II and forged a 30-year career as an electrical engineer in the early years of Minnesota's computer tech era. \u2014 Star Tribune , 9 Jan. 2021",
|
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"During the war, the mansion in Buckinghamshire, southeastern England, was home to the British government's Code and Cypher School, where the world's first programmable digital computer was built to decipher the Nazis' communications. \u2014 Rob Picheta, CNN , 13 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The real promise of the internet of things is making our physical surroundings accessible to our digital computers , putting sensors on everything in the world and translating it into a digital format. \u2014 Arielle Pardes, Wired , 10 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The study and design of memristors is usually linked with the subject of neurocomputers, a blanket term for both digital computers that imitate human brains and hypothetical machines made of human neural cells. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 25 Nov. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184350",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"digital subscriber line":{
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"definitions":{
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": a high-speed communications connection used for accessing the Internet and carrying short-range transmissions over ordinary telephone lines":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation DSL"
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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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"The company advertises and sells digital subscriber line (DSL) internet service in several plans, based on download speed. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 5 May 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s still generally better than DSL ( digital subscriber line ), but downright glacial by 2021 standards. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Hillsdale resident Tod Wohlfarth pays $110 a month for a low-speed digital subscriber line from Consolidated Communications. \u2014 Drew Fitzgerald, WSJ , 22 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Residential consumers started to sign up for high-speed internet provided by phone companies (DSL, or digital subscriber line , service) and cable companies. \u2014 Justin Rohrlich, Quartz , 29 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182405",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dignified":{
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"antonyms":[
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"flighty",
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"frivolous",
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"giddy",
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"goofy",
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"silly",
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],
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"definitions":{
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": showing or expressing dignity":[
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},
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"examples":[
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"She has a kind but dignified manner.",
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"He looked very dignified in his new suit.",
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"The hotel's lobby is dignified but inviting.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her task is to provide comfort and care for all families during their brief stay during the dignified transfer. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 28 May 2022",
|
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"One major improvement was the construction of a new office building in 2015 to create a dignified space to welcome grieving families. \u2014 Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
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"Nevertheless, the script by Nakonechnyi and Iryna Tsilyk handles the situation with sensitivity while the performance from Burkovska \u2014 quiet, dignified , but very expressive \u2014 fills in a lot of emotional gaps. \u2014 Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 June 2022",
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"Womens' inclusion in public life and dignified work are both prerequisites of freedom and wellbeing everywhere. \u2014 Carmen Geha, CNN , 14 May 2022",
|
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"Afghan Hounds are an ancient breed that present themselves in dignified and aloof ways, according to the American Kennel Club. \u2014 Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Some are receiving the first dignified burials of their afterlives. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s also, of course, Winkler, who continues to achieve dignified restraint and high hilarity this season, and just had a finely etched longform profile in the New York Times and is poised for a late career renaissance. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Burmese people also believe that washing their hair with tayaw kinbun will get rid of bad luck and anoint them with dignified blessings. \u2014 Jada Jackson, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see dignify":""
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},
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|
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"\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bd"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"august",
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"distinguished",
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"imposing",
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"portly",
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"solemn",
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"staid",
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"stately"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200547",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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|
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|
|
"dignify":{
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|
"antonyms":[
|
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"abase",
|
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"degrade",
|
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"demean",
|
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"humble",
|
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"humiliate"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to give distinction to : ennoble":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She felt that formal clothing would help dignify the occasion.",
|
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"He said he wouldn't dignify his opponents' accusations by responding to them.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While anyone might feel an urge to push for that fundraiser, Heart of Dinner's team wanted to dignify the man\u2019s wishes. \u2014 Karissa Chen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Who decided\u2014in a very few seconds\u2014the weapon formed against them didn\u2019t dignify a response",
|
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"In more recent years, Alfred Molina\u2019s melancholic, David Suchet\u2019s soulful innocent and John Malkovich\u2019s penitent exile sought to dignify him. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Who wanted to dignify such dumb scenarios with sober analyses",
|
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"Slaughter was always searching in those days for ways to dignify the title and elevate the women who won it. \u2014 Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"After some initial reluctance to dignify such allegations by addressing them publicly, Hillary Clinton agrees to appear on 60 Minutes after the Super Bowl, an appearance that revitalizes her husband\u2019s campaign but earns her notably mixed reviews. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Biden is a traditional politician who actively talks up bipartisanship and has promised to both re- dignify Washington and bring the country together. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"On Saturday, Cooper will be memorialized with a marker and ceremony to dignify his memory near the Towson jail where he was imprisoned. \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 7 May 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":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English dignifien , from Middle French dignifier , from Late Latin dignificare , from Latin dignus worthy \u2014 more at decent":""
|
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|
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"\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aggrandize",
|
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"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
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"enshrine",
|
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"ensky",
|
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"enthrone",
|
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"exalt",
|
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"glorify",
|
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"magnify"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062638",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dignity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a legal title of nobility or honor":[],
|
|
": dignitary":[],
|
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": formal reserve or seriousness of manner, appearance, or language":[],
|
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": high rank, office, or position":[],
|
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": the quality or state of being worthy , honored, or esteemed":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Jenny Daggers links feminist critiques and interreligious dialogue, arguing that our failure to treat people of other traditions with dignity matches in deed and rhetoric our inability to see that women are full and equal members of the community. \u2014 Francis X. Clooney , Commonweal , 11 Sept. 2009",
|
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"When King spoke about the racist past, he gloried in black people beating the odds to win equal rights by arming \"ourselves with dignity and self-respect.\" \u2014 Juan Williams , Wall Street Journal , 4 Apr. 2008",
|
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"The period just after the Revolutionary War (1780-1820) was a time to project hard-won dignity , not show off. Federal interiors featured muted wall colors \u2026 and delicately carved or inlaid decoration. \u2014 Kelly Beamon , This Old House , March 2008",
|
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"Roger was beaming. His creased fat face literally shone with pleasure, which, for the sake of dignity , he struggled to contain. \u2014 Alice Adams , The Story and Its Writer , 1987",
|
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"Every speaker tries to create a love affair with his or her audience. But when the phenomenon called Maya Angelou takes the lectern at Pensacola (Florida) Junior College, she does not so much speak to the audience as \"embrace\" it. She sings, reads verse, thunders oratorically, even dances. Standing a majestic six feet tall and gifted with a resonant voice and \u2026 dignity , she is a poet, preacher, performer extraordinaire. \u2014 Cheryl McCall , People , 8 Mar. 1982",
|
|
"She showed dignity in defeat.",
|
|
"The ceremony was conducted with great dignity .",
|
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"Theirs is a country that cherishes freedom and human dignity .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Players call penalties on themselves, the argument goes, and compete with dignity and respect for their opponent. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Patients can sense the lack of dignity and respect in providers\u2019 attitudes and, in turn, may choose not to interact with the system that degrades them. \u2014 Ashley Andreou, Scientific American , 26 May 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s a women of color framework on it; to be able to raise your kids in sustainable communities with dignity and safety and to not have to fear that your child is going to die or be taken from you. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
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"This doesn't mean being obsequious, currying favor with the boss\u2014 just act nice and kind, treating everyone with dignity and respect. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
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"If a flag is damaged or worn out, it should be disposed of with dignity . \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
|
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"If a flag is damaged or worn out, it should be disposed of with dignity . \u2014 Leada Gore, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Her pictures echo those from Parks\u2019s 1968 Life magazine story on Harlem\u2019s Fontenelles, another family that struggled mightily to live with dignity even as they were exhausted by a social safety net that offered little security. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Britain realized after World War II that the empire was no longer sustainable or affordable, and withdrawal with dignity was the best path. \u2014 Frank Lavin, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English dignete , from Anglo-French dignet\u00e9 , from Latin dignitat-, dignitas , from dignus":""
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dig-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"class",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"quality",
|
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"rank",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"state"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234445",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
|
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"digress":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The third visit, the first one after I started the drugs, is shorter, more perfunctory than the first two. Papakostas moves briskly from one question to the next and looks at his watch if we digress . \u2014 Gary Greenberg , Harper's , May 2007",
|
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"Coleridge, of course, who happily called himself a \u2026 lover of parentheses, does not bridle himself, but merely produces digressions about how he should not digress . \u2014 James Wood , New Republic , 6 Sept. 1999",
|
|
"He had not written too much per se; he had digressed intolerably given the significance of the events under consideration. \u2014 Alain de Botton , How Proust Can Change Your Life , 1997",
|
|
"He digressed so often that it was hard to follow what he was saying.",
|
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"If I can digress for a moment, I'd like to briefly mention her earlier films.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"It\u2019s now useful to digress briefly into what money is. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The pair often digress into Chicago-high-school-basketball minutiae, memories of seeing palm trees for the first time. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The book doesn't follow a conventional narrative structure and digresses a lot -- a polite way of saying there's not much of a plot. \u2014 Brandon Griggs, CNN , 10 May 2020",
|
|
"In the meantime, here are four steps to work through emotions when navigating challenges without digressing to gossip or suppressing our true feelings. 1. \u2014 NBC News , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
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"More Stories Some of these plot elements come straight from Lethem\u2019s novel, but many don\u2019t\u2014and the ways in which Norton digresses from the original are both radical and baffling. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 31 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"The movie repeatedly digresses , however, to explore several other interludes that basically parachute in, exposing tentacles of the operation in a way that's moderately interesting but dramatically numbing. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 27 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Faculty regularly make off-topic jabs at Trump or the Republicans, or even end up digressing into full-on rants. \u2014 Musa Al-gharbi, National Review , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Fans need reason to move on from a historically bad 2018 and reason to digress from pondering a potentially murky future. \u2014 Mike Anthony, courant.com , 29 Aug. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1529, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin digressus , past participle of digredi , from dis- + gradi to step \u2014 more at grade entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u0259-",
|
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"d\u012b-\u02c8gres"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for digress swerve , veer , deviate , depart , digress , diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness. swerved to avoid hitting the dog veer implies a major change in direction. at that point the path veers to the right deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. never deviated from her daily routine depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. occasionally departs from his own guidelines digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. a professor prone to digress diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions. after school their paths diverged",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134751",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"digression":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a going aside":[],
|
|
": the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work":[
|
|
"Every place Hamilton, his parents, or his wife visited over a century's time is described at length; everyone he met merits at least a minor biographical digression .",
|
|
"\u2014 Willard Sterne Randall"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But in a sense that\u2019s a digression given the total redefinition of inflation that Hilsenrath and Timiraos are attempting. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Following a brief, but delightful digression as Malone and Lowe traded quotes from the movie, the rapper did return to the topic at hand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
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"All of which calls for a digression , or acknowledgement. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"In one startling but illuminating digression , Mr. Lowenstein even offers a pinch of compassion for the draft rioters who marauded through Manhattan in July 1863. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"This digression hopefully makes sense in consideration of the always breathy commentary that follows statements from Federal Reserve officials. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Ok, that was a digression , but some of you as parents feel me on that. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
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"the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But in a sense that\u2019s a digression given the total redefinition of inflation that Hilsenrath and Timiraos are attempting. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Following a brief, but delightful digression as Malone and Lowe traded quotes from the movie, the rapper did return to the topic at hand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
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"All of which calls for a digression , or acknowledgement. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"In one startling but illuminating digression , Mr. Lowenstein even offers a pinch of compassion for the draft rioters who marauded through Manhattan in July 1863. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"This digression hopefully makes sense in consideration of the always breathy commentary that follows statements from Federal Reserve officials. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Ok, that was a digression , but some of you as parents feel me on that. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
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"\u2014 Willard Sterne Randall"
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"the professor's frequent and extended digressions are the stuff of campus legend",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But in a sense that\u2019s a digression given the total redefinition of inflation that Hilsenrath and Timiraos are attempting. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Following a brief, but delightful digression as Malone and Lowe traded quotes from the movie, the rapper did return to the topic at hand. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 1 June 2022",
|
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"All of which calls for a digression , or acknowledgement. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Interstitial case studies could merit entire chapters, from a Monacan burial mound in Thomas Jefferson's backyard to a digression on whether gender or occupation can be inferred from remains. \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"In one startling but illuminating digression , Mr. Lowenstein even offers a pinch of compassion for the draft rioters who marauded through Manhattan in July 1863. \u2014 Harold Holzer, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"This digression hopefully makes sense in consideration of the always breathy commentary that follows statements from Federal Reserve officials. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Ok, that was a digression , but some of you as parents feel me on that. \u2014 Marshall Shepherd, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Eternals as an ambitious digression from the core MCU arc. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
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": characterized by digressions":[
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"a digressive talk"
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"examples":[
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"a digressive lecture on current events around the world",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her novel is digressive without feeling showy, sombre yet never maudlin. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Through all of this, Carmichael\u2019s in complete control of his digressive mind. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Its narrator is typical and its digressive structure representative. \u2014 Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Both direct and digressive , Heti overlays ethical arguments on the narrative of Mira\u2019s life, which is less interesting than the aims of this book. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The narrator, erudite and engagingly digressive , likens the Lydis effort to Alexander Gilchrist\u2019s biography of William Blake, and recounts the exploits of an apparently fictional medium named Rogelio Nori. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Once Elon settles into the retreat center, the novel changes gears, becomes more digressive and slips into a pattern. \u2014 John Hildebrand, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Where the letters in the book are searching and digressive , written without expectation of an answer, the interview is a formal, real-time exchange. \u2014 Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Both are narrowly focused, idiosyncratic and wonderfully digressive . \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Oct. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"d\u0259-"
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"synonyms":[
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"desultory",
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"digressional",
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"leaping",
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"maundering",
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"meandering",
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"rambling",
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"wandering"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111935",
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"digs":{
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"antonyms":[
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"jab",
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"lunge",
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"poke"
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"definitions":{
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],
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": accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a ) for living or working":[
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"buying furniture for his new digs"
|
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],
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": like , admire":[
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"High school students dig short poetry.",
|
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"\u2014 David Burmester"
|
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],
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": lodging sense 2b":[],
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": poke , prod":[
|
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"dug me in the ribs with his elbow"
|
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],
|
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": thrust , poke":[
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"a dig in the ribs"
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],
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": to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material":[
|
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"digging into the history of the company"
|
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],
|
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": to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement":[
|
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"digging dirt with a shovel",
|
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"machines digging up the road"
|
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],
|
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": to bring to light or out of hiding":[
|
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"dig up facts"
|
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],
|
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": to bring to the surface by digging : unearth":[
|
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"dig potatoes"
|
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],
|
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": to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust":[
|
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"dug her toes into the sand",
|
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"The hawk dug its claws into its prey."
|
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],
|
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": to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate":[
|
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"dig a hole",
|
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"dig a tunnel"
|
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],
|
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": to pay attention to : notice":[
|
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"dig that fancy hat"
|
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],
|
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": to prepare the soil of":[
|
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"dig a garden"
|
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],
|
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": to turn up, loosen, or remove earth":[
|
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"digging in the garden",
|
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"dig for buried treasure"
|
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],
|
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": to work hard or laboriously":[],
|
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": understand , appreciate":[
|
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"couldn't dig the medical jargon"
|
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],
|
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"digest":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"Some animal has been digging in the garden.",
|
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"They dug into the sand with their hands.",
|
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"He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.",
|
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"Dig a hole three feet deep.",
|
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"The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.",
|
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"The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.",
|
|
"digging clams on the beach",
|
|
"These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.",
|
|
"She participated in a dig last summer.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Taliban fighters circulated in vehicles in the area, but only a few were seen helping dig through rubble. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
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"And some people don\u2019t have the physical strength to dig , plant, water and weed a garden\u2014even a small one. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s the signal to dig and divide or move them to another location. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
|
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"The plan would require a background check for these purchasers, including a pause if more time is needed for investigators to dig through records. \u2014 Nolan D. Mccaskill And Jennifer Haberkorn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
|
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"But dig deeper into the 257-page report and the news is grim for the future of Medicare and its 64 million beneficiaries. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The title stands for both Raitt\u2019s and Finn\u2019s own efforts to dig deeply into the musical sources and lived experiences that motivate their music. \u2014 Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In the footage, which was edited and compiled by HPD, another officer had to unzip the bag and dig through it for a moment before locating the firearm inside. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"With Sengupta gone, Google is left to dig through the wreckage. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The Vindolanda site now has 13 phallic carvings, more than have been discovered at any other dig site along Hadrian's Wall. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The episode begins with a sequence detailing Lalo\u2019s elaborate yet invisible method for spying on the laundry atop the Super Lab dig site. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Some items under review for return include pottery in the National Museum of Natural History that was sourced from a dig site in Turkey and dates back to the ancient city of Troy. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Lavina Nethers, 85, lives a short drive from the dig site. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Marc unsuccessfully tried to save the people at the dig site and was left for dead as punishment. \u2014 Tracy Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But Rock has not escaped scrutiny, as the joke that triggered Smith\u2019s slap was perceived by Pinkett Smith as a dig at her alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Before Davidson deleted his page, Entertainment Tonight reported that the comedian shared a post on his Instagram Story, which many fans saw as a dig at Kanye West, the estranged husband of his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"No doubt the Global Times comment was meant as a dig at America's chaotic COVID response. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English diggen":"Verb and Noun"
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|
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"\u02c8dig"
|
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],
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"excavate",
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"shovel"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003452",
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|
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": having divisions arranged like those of a bird's foot":[
|
|
"digitate leaves"
|
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]
|
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|
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"\u02c8di-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8dij-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
|
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065147"
|
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},
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"digital video disc":{
|
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"type":[
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|
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|
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": dvd":[]
|
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"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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},
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|
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": digit : finger":[
|
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"digiti grade"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152810"
|
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"type":[
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|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Using a digital camera , the researchers precisely measured the widths of 157 tree rings visible on the instrument\u2019s spruce soundboard. \u2014 Katherine Kornei, New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Statista, digital camera sales dropped 87% between 2010 and 2019. \u2014 Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Initially, the companies had signed a cooperation agreement for lenses of digital and audio-visual equipment, but in 2001 the decision was made to cooperate in the digital camera sector as well. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The metal mesh that surrounds the habitat has been reinforced, live traps have been set around the yard, and digital camera traps with infrared sensors that are triggered by movement have been set up to monitor nighttime activity. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Veteran astrophotographers Imelda Joson and Edwin Aguirre \u2014 both former editors of Sky & Telescope magazine \u2014 will share their tips and tricks on how to best capture the total lunar eclipse using a cellphone or digital camera . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Investigators noted in the affidavit that Anita\u2019s laptop, cellphone, purse and digital camera were all in her bedroom \u2014 indicating her death was not part of a robbery. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Items included eyeglasses, a watch, and a digital camera that contained several photos. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Luna dropped off his girlfriend, who is also the paper\u2019s managing editor, Meghann Garcia, at her home, and headed to the scene with his digital camera and a handheld video camera. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154008"
|
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},
|
|
"digits":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": any of the Arabic numerals 1 to 9 and usually the symbol 0":[],
|
|
": one of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system":[],
|
|
": the digits of a telephone number":[
|
|
"At the end of the meal, the pair discussed wanting to see the Dupont Underground art exhibit, and that's when Scott smoothly asked for her digits and said they should go.",
|
|
"\u2014 Vijai Nathan"
|
|
],
|
|
": a unit of length based on the breadth of a finger and equal in English measure to 3/4 inch":[],
|
|
": any of the divisions in which the limbs of most vertebrates terminate, which are typically five in number but may be reduced (as in the horse), and which typically have a series of phalanges bearing a nail, claw, or hoof at the tip \u2014 compare finger sense 1 , toe sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-j\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8dij-\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"integer",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"numeral",
|
|
"numeric",
|
|
"whole number"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a three- digit number like 507",
|
|
"She suffered several broken digits .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After spending this series stumbling through third quarters, the Celtics fought back Monday night, flipping a double- digit deficit into a five-point lead and creating some uneasy moments at the Chase Center. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Coming back from a double- digit deficit in Game 2, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors now hold a commanding 2-0 series lead over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in this 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals matchup. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Brandon Clarke added 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Grizzlies, who withstood another quiet night by star Ja Morant and another double- digit deficit entering the fourth quarter. \u2014 Dave Campbell, ajc , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Remaining undefeated, Nova Southeastern (31-0) overcame an early double- digit deficit, taking the lead with 2:52 remaining before sealing the victory. \u2014 Brett Shweky, sun-sentinel.com , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Throughout the second half, Fleming and Penn sunk tough shot after tough shot to keep the Dolphins stuck with a double- digit deficit. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In both losses to the Spartans, the Terps fell into a double- digit deficit in the first half. \u2014 Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"From there, Lakota East was forced to scramble and press and struggled to get the game back to a single- digit deficit. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"The Hoosiers had battled back from a double- digit deficit to lead in the closing minutes. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"Middle English, from Latin digitus finger, toe; perhaps akin to Greek deiknynai to show \u2014 more at diction":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"dig into":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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"definitions":{
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": to mix (something) into (soil) by digging":[
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"dig the compost into the soil"
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],
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": to begin eating (something)":[
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"The family was digging into a delicious meal.",
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"They dug into their steaks."
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],
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": to try to learn or uncover information by studying (something)":[
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"The detectives dug into his past and learned that he had once lived in another country."
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],
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": to push against (a body part) in a sharp and painful way":[
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"The bed's springs are digging into my back.",
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"Her fingernails dug into my hand."
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],
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": to push (something) into (a body part) in a sharp and painful way":[
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"She dug her fingernails into my hand.",
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"He dug his elbow into my ribs."
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It was adapted from a tuna fisherman named Joe in San Pedro and features lobster tomalley \u2014 the animal\u2019s digestive gland \u2014 along with pine nuts and raisins. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
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"Schmidt revisited the digestive glands and stomachs of krill from 47 different points in the Scotia Sea, caught 15 years ago in a 2 month campaign. \u2014 Randall Hyman, Science | AAAS , 6 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164036"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the use by white people of digital depictions of Black or brown people or skin tones especially for the purpose of self-representation or self-expression":[
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"In 2016, the company released a Bob Marley selfie filter as part of \"4/20 day\" celebrations that darkened users' skin in a caricature of the reggae icon, prompting backlash from users who pointed out the lens was digital blackface .",
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"\u2014 Suhauna Hussain",
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"While reaction GIFs can be hilarious, when white people use GIFs of black people, it can be a form of digital blackface .",
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"\u2014 Megan Bigelow"
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"2013, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175821"
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},
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"digital":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": composed of data in the form of especially binary digits (see digit sense 1b )":[
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"digital images/photos",
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"a digital readout",
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"a digital broadcast [=a broadcast employing digital communications signals]"
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare analog sense 1":[
|
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"digital images/photos",
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"a digital readout",
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"a digital broadcast [=a broadcast employing digital communications signals]"
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],
|
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": providing a readout in numerical digits":[
|
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"a digital voltmeter",
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"a digital watch/clock"
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],
|
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": relating to an audio recording method in which sound waves are represented digitally (as on magnetic tape) so that in the recording wow and flutter are eliminated and background noise is reduced":[],
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": of, relating to, or using calculation by numerical methods or by discrete units":[],
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": of or relating to the fingers or toes":[
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"digital dexterity"
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],
|
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": done with a finger":[
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"a digital rectal examination"
|
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],
|
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": media (such as a photograph) in a digital format":[
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"This writer spent a frightfully snowy day stumbling around a snow-covered lawn among the downpour of snowflake clusters. Something black and cold became an impromptu netting device to capture digitals of individual snowflakes.",
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"\u2014 Alan Daugherty"
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],
|
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": digital media as an industry or sector of an industry":[
|
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"\u2026 radio advertising was up 6.8%, TV advertising was up 9.4%, and digital was up 16.8%.",
|
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"\u2014 News Bites US Markets"
|
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],
|
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": something (such as a device) characterized or operated by digital technology":[
|
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"Unlike analog quartz watches, which had a conventional dial and hands, digitals were totally electronic, with no moving parts at all.",
|
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"\u2014 Joe Thompson",
|
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"The analog thermometers usually register from 0\u00baF to 220\u00baF and cost about $12; the digitals register from -58\u00baF to 302\u00baF and go for around $15.",
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"\u2014 Dorie Greenspan"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8dij-\u0259t-\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8di-j\u0259-t\u1d4al"
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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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"Adjective",
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"You can transfer digital images from your camera to your computer.",
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"a digital recording of a sound",
|
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"In this new digital age, computers and the Internet are part of our everyday lives.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The post-pandemic economy is digital -first, yes, but it\u2019s also mobile-first. \u2014 Etienne Merineau, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Crypto Meltdown: Amid a dire period for digital currencies, crypto companies are laying off staff and freezing withdrawals, raising questions about the health of the ecosystem. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Rampant theft has also plagued crypto investors, drawing increasing skepticism from critics who question the enduring financial vulnerabilities of digital currencies. \u2014 Hamza Shaban, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Unifrance received a bonus subsidy of \u20ac3 million to bankroll its post-merger strategy and put together new operations, as well as develop more digital tools and content for professionals and audiences alike. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 22 June 2022",
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"Crypto proponents have portrayed digital currencies as both an inflation hedge and a portfolio diversifier, but the behavior of crypto markets in recent months has undercut these claims. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon, Fortune , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Brenner said digital currencies were not a good investment at a time when the US Federal Reserve tightens the supply of dollars by ending expansive monetary policy. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 19 June 2022",
|
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"To some degree, the crash in cryptocurrencies is tied to the sharp drops in stock indexes \u2014 investors are shedding their riskier investments, like digital currencies, and fleeing to safer assets, like bonds. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Now our Ouija boards are digital , with planchettes that glide across petabytes of text at the speed of an electron. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin digitalis":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Adjective",
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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185737"
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},
|
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"dig in":{
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cover or incorporate by burying":[
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"dig in compost"
|
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],
|
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": to establish in a dug defensive position":[
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"the platoon was well dug in"
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],
|
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": to establish a defensive position especially by digging trenches":[],
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": to go resolutely to work":[],
|
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": to begin eating":[],
|
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": to hold stubbornly to a position":[],
|
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": to scuff the ground for better footing while batting (as in baseball)":[],
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": to take or persist in an uncompromising position or attitude despite opposition":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That\u2019s actually a formal type of archaeology according to Notre Dame Professor of Anthropology Mark Schurr, who is leading the dig in cooperation with the Kankakee Valley Historical Society (KVHS). \u2014 Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"That could mean more urban warfare like that seen for weeks in the streets of Sievierodonetsk, as Ukrainians will likely dig in . \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Importers fear that if both sides dig in , the ports could see a repeat of the work slowdowns and other actions taken during highly combative negotiations as a contract expired in 2014. \u2014 Paul Berger, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Many businesses could show support for the appeal by reinstituting mask policies, while others could dig in and refuse. \u2014 Will Mcgough, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Participants will join with folks from Best Sand, Geauga Rotary and GPD natural resource management staff to dig in . \u2014 cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Murray, though, appears ready and willing to dig in his heels and accept nothing short of a new multi-year deal worth $40 million or more per season. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hamilton said that neither side would likely accept a political settlement that included conceding Ukrainian territory seized by Russia, meaning both armies were compelled to dig in and fight. \u2014 Patrick Galey, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Try bringing in former journalists and writers to brand, create content and interview employees to dig in and find the stories. \u2014 Beth Jannery, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1827, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193905"
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},
|
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"digital nomad":{
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|
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"noun"
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1993, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204146"
|
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},
|
|
"digitally remaster":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to improve using digital technology":[
|
|
"The movie was digitally remastered for release on DVD."
|
|
]
|
|
},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204945"
|
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},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of grasses found in warm regions and having one-flowered spikelets in one-sided digitately arranged racemes \u2014 see crabgrass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdij\u0259\u0307\u02c8ta(a)r\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin digitus finger + New Latin -aria":""
|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205014"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of two successive letters whose phonetic value is a single sound (such as ea in bread or ng in sing ) or whose value is not the sum of a value borne by each in other occurrences (such as ch in chin where the value is \\t\\ + \\sh\\)":[],
|
|
": a group of two successive letters":[],
|
|
": ligature sense 4":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccgraf"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222656"
|
|
},
|
|
"Digitigrada":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group consisting of the digitigrade Carnivora":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6dij\u0259t\u0259\u00a6gr\u0101d\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from digiti- + -grada (neuter plural of -gradus -grade)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231708"
|
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},
|
|
"digestive tract":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the tubular passage typically extending from the mouth to the anus or cloaca that functions in digestion and absorption of food and elimination of residual waste and that in most mammals includes the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and anus":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There\u2019s a vast neural network of 100 million neurons lining your entire digestive tract . \u2014 Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Corncobs can cause choking or become stuck in a dog's digestive tract , requiring surgery. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Cherry or olive pits are small enough for dogs to pass, Wismer said, but larger pits, such as those from peaches or plums, could get stuck in a dog\u2019s digestive tract . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Several states including New Jersey and Massachusetts have recommended additional measures for hunters butchering animals in the field, such as avoiding the head, lungs and digestive tract , in addition to general hygiene practices. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Several states, including New Jersey and Massachusetts, have recommended additional measures for hunters butchering animals in the field, such as avoiding the head, lungs and digestive tract , in addition to general hygiene practices. \u2014 Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The digestive tract is the main site outside the respiratory system for SARS-CoV-2 persistence and periodic viral shedding, researchers in China showed in 2020. \u2014 Jason Gale, Fortune , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Crohn\u2019s disease and ulcerative colitis are autoimmune conditions that cause chronic inflammation in various parts of the digestive tract , which can cause bleeding ulcers or sores to form on the inner lining of your intestines. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Fiber is important for maintaining a healthy lower digestive tract , preventing constipation, lowering your LDL (bad) cholesterol and regulating blood sugar. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071703"
|
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},
|
|
"digitalize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to convert (something, such as data or an image) to digital form : digitize":[
|
|
"The Mobile Wallet may eventually replace the contents of your \u2026 leather wallet. Instead, everything will be digitalized and stored in your smartphone \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 AAA Times",
|
|
"\u2026 has gained the permission of about 100 newspapers to digitalize and index a trove of back issues.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jennifer Saba"
|
|
],
|
|
": to subject to digitalization":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8di-j\u0259-t\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"digital":"Verb",
|
|
"digitalis":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"circa 1808, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075520"
|
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},
|
|
"digital versatile disc":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dvd":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1995, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-085018"
|
|
},
|
|
"digital recording":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the process of recording sound usually on magnetic tape by the digital representation of sound waves as the sum of minute increments in amplitude":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125118"
|
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},
|
|
"digestive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an aid to digestion especially of food":[],
|
|
": relating to or functioning in digestion":[
|
|
"the digestive system",
|
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"digestive disorders",
|
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"digestive organs"
|
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],
|
|
": having the power to cause or promote digestion":[
|
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"digestive enzymes"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8jes-tiv",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8je-stiv",
|
|
"d\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"the digestive system of the body",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"On the other hand, Tequila is drunk as an aperitive, alone as is wine, for example, during dinner or in cocktails and as an after-dinner digestive , so the pairing with cheese is natural for us. \u2014 Joseph V Micallef, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"As a substitute, I was offered coarse digestives and tea in a thin plastic cup that was too hot to hold. \u2014 The Economist , 28 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Many traditional digestives can be cloying and overpoweringly bitter, rendering them largely inaccessible to more sensitive palates. \u2014 John Debary, Bloomberg.com , 22 Dec. 2017",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"While the latest deliveries are helping with the shortage, formula for infants with digestive issues is still in short supply. \u2014 Fox News , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Other symptoms may involve aches and pains, temper lymph nodes, digestive issues, chills and sweats, muscle weakness, shortness of breath, brain fog, and an irregular heartbeat. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"These include symptoms like difficulty concentrating, sleep disturbances, loss of energy, aches, pains and digestive issues. \u2014 Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Experts say the Panchakarma cleanse is used to address a variety of concerns including stress, fatigue, digestive issues or body inflammation. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022",
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"That\u2019s because the smallest infants are at risk for a devastating digestive complication called necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC. \u2014 Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"The bodies and digestive systems of males have particular needs. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
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"The infection will lead to digestive systems that aren\u2019t specific. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 23 May 2022",
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"The eggs passed right through their digestive systems, the researchers write. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022"
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"the digitalization of printed books",
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"\u2014 Wei Zhou"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Mr. Seidel changed all that, starting in the 1970s when he was appointed by the county commissioners to chair a committee on digitalization . \u2014 Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com , 14 July 2017",
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"Patenting has become increasingly critical because technology plays an important role in digitalization of payments, online security and information exchange for financial institutions. \u2014 charlotteobserver , 9 June 2017",
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"Growing digitalization and the explosive rise of social media have not only led to new forms of communication, making for a different perception, experience and consumption of fashion, but have also put the existing business models under pressure. \u2014 Kaat Debo, CNN , 26 May 2017",
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"Elections in the fall will probably prompt a long overdue investment boost as well as tax cuts, Wambach said, highlighting health care and public services as areas that lag other sectors such as finance in embracing digitalization . \u2014 Carolynn Look, Bloomberg.com , 15 May 2017"
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"After two years of cataloging and digitization , the material will take its place in Tulsa alongside a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ben Sisario",
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"The role of libraries has shifted significantly with the digitization of the printed word and the advent of the internet.",
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"\u2014 Andrew J. Yawn"
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"-\u02c8jesh-",
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"an enzyme that aids in the digestion of protein",
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"She began to suffer from poor digestion as she grew older.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Green bananas are an excellent source of resistant starch, which slows digestion and keeps blood sugars from surging. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 11 June 2022",
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"Probiotics are live bacteria that may help the body fight illness by strengthening the immune system, improving digestion , and reducing inflammation. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"The movie is certainly filled with weird sights, from a bucking futuristic chair which aids digestion to a character whose face is covered in ears. \u2014 Clark Collis, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
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"This means there\u2019s less blood flow to the GI tract and stomach, which slows down digestion , Samuel explains. \u2014 SELF , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Then there's the 11 Tigers, which gets its name from a brand of Thai herbal mix intended to help digestion . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"The gut microbiota is important for many aspects of health, including digestion , immunity, and metabolism. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"Felines like tigers and lions, for example, need taurine in their diet, an essential amino acid critical for normal vision, digestion , heart muscle function, and other health factors. \u2014 Zachary Smith, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
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"Keatley cites people who have poor-quality diets, people who have difficulty with digestion (such as those who have had gastric bypass surgery or have Crohn's disease), and the elderly as some potential candidates for multivitamin use. \u2014 Allure , 25 Apr. 2022"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Puzzle 6 is a digestif , a satisfying end to a full day. \u2014 Barbara Bourland, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
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"Other hospitality options include the laidback Luna bar \u2013 the ideal place for a sunset aperitif or digestif \u2013 and Helios, a beachfront Mediterranean restaurant Helios serving all-day dining and made-to-order breakfast. \u2014 Rachel Ingram, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Here, trendy diners feast on whole roast chicken stuffed with foie gras, before heading down to subterranean late-night hotspot, Common Decency, for live drag acts and digestif cocktails. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The drinks offer just enough subtle sweetness with a hint of contrasting bitterness thanks to gentian root (commonly used in aperitif and digestif liquors like Aperol and Campari) and hop extract. \u2014 Kat Odell, Vogue , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The hotel's main restaurant, Le Joy, is open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner, and there is a full cocktail bar\u2014ideal for an ap\u00e9ritif before dinner or digestif after. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 28 Nov. 2021",
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"This local take on the classic Italian digestif is the bottle that first landed the Asheville distillery on shelves beyond the Carolinas. \u2014 Mark Johanson, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"Alongside fine bourbon, the Fuente is a mellow digestif . \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
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"Cynar is used in pre-dinner drinks like spritz and negroni, but is also drunk as a postprandial digestif because of its savory artichoke flavor. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 26 June 2021"
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"d\u0259-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The real history got processed into something more easily digestible , and Barry wasn\u2019t in it. \u2014 Joshua Benton, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022",
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"Artificial intelligence identifies issues, eases communication, isolates emerging trends, increases productivity and turns complex data into something easily digestible . \u2014 Steve Taplin, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"The flavor of rice flour is neutral and is considered hypoallergenic and easily digestible . \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
|
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"In addition, unemployment is probably below what economists consider the equilibrium or natural rate, making a slowdown in job creation more digestible . \u2014 Alan S. Blinder, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Throughout it all, Smiley is engaging, funny, and direct, making complicated concepts easily digestible . \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 7 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Many studies show the A2 milk protein is more easily digestible for some humans when compared to the A1 milk protein, which is a protein also found in dairy products. \u2014 Steven Savage, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The worm essentially shreds the plastic so the bacteria can biodegrade it and break it down into smaller molecules that may be more easily digestible \u2014or possibly could one day be upcycled to create new plastic, Rinke says. \u2014 Fionna Samuels, Scientific American , 9 June 2022",
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"The series was inspired by Cervini\u2019s own Instagram video posts that offer short, narrated LGBTQ history lessons that are digestible and accessible. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 2 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the 19th century, for example, they were used to study digitalis dosing. \u2014 National Geographic , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Though most digitalis plants found in U.S. gardens may not contain enough of the chemical to be lethal, Soejarto says don\u2019t self-medicate with this plant. \u2014 Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com , 25 July 2019",
|
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"Fascinating bits of history are included throughout, including the suggestion that one such drug\u2014 digitalis , or foxglove, formerly used to treat epilepsy\u2014may have caused a yellowing of vision in Van Gogh, affecting the colors in his paintings. \u2014 Barbara Paul Robinson, WSJ , 11 Apr. 2018",
|
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"Weight-loss regimens included consuming soap, chalk, pickles, digitalis , camphor tea, grapefruit (which was thought to contain fat-dissolving enzymes), potassium acetate (a diuretic), and ipecac (which induces vomiting). \u2014 Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker , 24 Mar. 2017"
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"The record company digitized the songs and made them available on the Internet.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Once the scans are in, the library can digitize about 600 books in 30 minutes, says Ranjan Biswas, a supervisor at the library\u2019s mission platforms, design and development section. \u2014 Maris Kreizman, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Similarly, in the past decade software spending in the United States has more than doubled to $385 billion, as companies invest to digitize their operations, the research firm IDC reported. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
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"How to digitize text using an Android phone Open your Camera app and point the phone at a document. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 8 May 2022",
|
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"If the move to remote work over the past couple of years wasn\u2019t enough to illustrate the need for organizations to digitize , the recent increase in the number of workers being out sick due to the sharp spike in Covid-19 cases has driven it home. \u2014 Eric Johnson, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The money will help to digitize the collection, making the material accessible to scholars around the world and unlocking untold stories, Bloomfield said. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Automation represents the next era of digital transformation in which organizations don\u2019t just digitize business processes but also automate them. \u2014 Mihir Shukla, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Launched in October last year, ZujuGP aims to digitize the live game experience for fans by providing entertainment, networking and e-commerce options. \u2014 Jonathan Burgos, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This is the sixth part of a series focusing on how chief financial officers and other executives digitize their finance operations. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 24 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Terri Rockovich, Co-Founder and CEO of dog food brand Jinx, uses the unique measure of its dog food digestibility to compete and avoid message clutter. \u2014 Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The technology then creates and utilizes enzymes that function as biological catalysts in the human body to help enhance digestibility , Yang told me. \u2014 Douglas Yu, Forbes , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"This action of protein breakdown (proteolysis) determines the structure and sensory properties of Parmigiano Reggiano and its high digestibility . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
|
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"In order to assess the potential for methane reduction and digestibility , seaweed and seaweed products were tested at the fiber degradation and gas production laboratory. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
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"In the past two years, researches have started to look at introducing small quantities of seaweed in animal feed to see what is the potential digestibility and methane reduction of seaweed for cattle. \u2014 Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Perhaps the pie\u2019s most important virtue is digeribilit\u00e0 ( digestibility ), a charming term for pizzas that are easy to eat, and that your body welcomes with seeming effortlessness. \u2014 Francesco Lastrucci, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Feb. 2021",
|
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"The centerpiece of every feedlot is a mill, where the corn or other grains are steamed and rolled into flakes to improve digestibility . \u2014 New York Times , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The typical range for protein digestibility of commercial diets is quite wide. \u2014 Brian Lynn, Field & Stream , 21 Sep. 2020"
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": digestion":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"digest entry 2 + -ure":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145227"
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},
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"digitately":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having divisions arranged like those of a bird's foot":[
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"digitate leaves"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8di-j\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t",
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"\u02c8dij-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155355"
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},
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"digestion coefficient":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the proportion of a nutrient taken into the digestive tract that is actually digested \u2014 compare biological value":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155602"
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},
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"digitoxigenin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a steroid lactone C 23 H 34 O 4 obtained especially by hydrolysis of digitoxin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdij-\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8jen-\u0259n",
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"\u02ccdi-j\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4k-s\u0259-\u02c8je-n\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of digitoxin and -gen":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182816"
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},
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"dig for":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to search for (something) by digging":[
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"miners digging for coal",
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"\u2014 often used figuratively The police have been digging for clues to help solve this murder."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184541"
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},
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"digamy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a second marriage after the termination of the first":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8di-g\u0259-m\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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"Late Latin digamia , from Late Greek, from Greek digamos married to two people, from di- + -gamos -gamous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1635, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190257"
|
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},
|
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"digester tankage":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": tankage for feeding livestock":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194330"
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},
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"digitizing tablet":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": graphics tablet":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201848"
|
|
},
|
|
"digram":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of two successive letters or other symbols":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccgram",
|
|
"-aa(\u0259)m"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"di- + -gram":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201859"
|
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},
|
|
"digging stick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a primitive agricultural implement consisting of a pointed stick sometimes weighted with a perforated stone or equipped with a crossbar upon which the digger steps":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205048"
|
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},
|
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"digitinervate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having veins that emerge from the petiole and spread out like fingers : straight-veined":[
|
|
"a digitinervate leaf"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"digiti- + nervate or nerved":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205654"
|
|
},
|
|
"digitonin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a steroid saponin C 56 H 92 O 29 occurring in the leaves and seeds of the common foxglove":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdi-j\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccdij-\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-n\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary digit- (from New Latin Digitalis ) + sap onin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211556"
|
|
},
|
|
"digastric":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or being either of a pair of muscles that depress the lower jaw and raise the hyoid bone during swallowing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u012b-\u02c8ga-strik",
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b-\u02c8gas-trik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin digastricus , from di- + gastricus gastric":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212141"
|
|
},
|
|
"digesting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as":[],
|
|
": a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions":[],
|
|
": a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles":[],
|
|
": a product of digestion":[],
|
|
": to distribute or arrange systematically : classify":[],
|
|
": to convert (food) into absorbable form":[],
|
|
": to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action":[
|
|
"DNA digested by restriction enzymes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid":[],
|
|
": to compress into a short summary":[],
|
|
": absorb sense 2":[
|
|
"the capacity of the U.S. to digest immigrants"
|
|
],
|
|
": to digest food":[],
|
|
": to become digested":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8jest",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccjest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"breviary",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"conspectus",
|
|
"encapsulation",
|
|
"epitome",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recap",
|
|
"recapitulation",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"resum\u00e9",
|
|
"roundup",
|
|
"run-through",
|
|
"rundown",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"sum-up",
|
|
"summa",
|
|
"summarization",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"summing-up",
|
|
"synopsis",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"assort",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"categorize",
|
|
"class",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"codify",
|
|
"compartment",
|
|
"compartmentalize",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"type"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a digest of the laws",
|
|
"a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He has trouble digesting certain foods.",
|
|
"It will take me a while to digest this news.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Most Innovative Yogurt Grass-fed Jersey cows naturally produce the milk containing only the easier-to- digest A2 protein that is used in this organic yogurt, which has a sweet-tart taste and rich creamy texture. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, DeSantis held a public budget-signing event that served as a convenient digest of his political approach. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Animal proteins and dairy, on the other hand, are much slower-to- digest and therefore better to eat at the end of the day when the body is winding down. \u2014 Gabby Shacknai, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to- digest episodic structure? \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Too often, the work behind AR wins feels intangible, and AR must effectively illustrate outcomes for business leaders to digest . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"After notching multiple record highs, markets have stumbled in recent days as investors digest the prospect that the Fed might tighten policy more aggressively or more quickly \u2014 or both \u2014 than anticipated. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"That is, understandably, extremely difficult for financial markets to digest . \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The experience was mine alone to digest and interpret. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta , from neuter plural of digestus , past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin digestus":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222540"
|
|
},
|
|
"digitalin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a white crystalline steroid glycoside C 36 H 56 O 14 obtained from seeds especially of the common foxglove":[],
|
|
": a mixture of the glycosides of digitalis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdij-\u0259-\u02c8tal-\u0259n also -\u02c8t\u0101l-",
|
|
"also -\u02c8t\u0101-",
|
|
"\u02ccdi-j\u0259-\u02c8ta-l\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Digitalis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222803"
|
|
},
|
|
"digger":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that digs":[],
|
|
": a tool or machine for digging":[],
|
|
": an indigenous person of the western United States from a culture (such as that of the Paiute ) that traditionally dug roots for food":[],
|
|
": an Australian or New Zealand soldier":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8di-g\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223327"
|
|
},
|
|
"digester":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that digests or makes a digest":[],
|
|
": a vessel for digesting especially plant or animal materials":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02c8jes-t\u0259r",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8je-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In an anaerobic digester , microorganisms produce methane, which is transformed into heat and electricity with the help of a 600 kW lean-burn co-generation engine. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The algae make their way through a filtration and pasteurization unit, a desalination unit, and an aerobic digester to become biofuel, food supplements, pharmaceuticals, and animal feed. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"If that is diverted to an anaerobic digester , there\u2019s 65-70% left. \u2014 Tom Condon, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Marilyn Hershey built a $3 million digester system for manure at her 800-cow dairy farm outside Philadelphia, using grants and savings. \u2014 WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Oakridge will not be lacking the raw material fed into the digester . \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On the plus side, Vermont\u2019s organics-recycling law nearly tripled food donations in the early years, and composting and anaerobic digester centers have mostly seen year-over-year increases. \u2014 Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt said a few other digester projects are in discussions, and state legislation enacted this year streamlined the process for issuing permits. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Oakridge and its partner, South Jersey Industries, broke ground recently on an anaerobic digester that will capture raw methane and other greenhouse gases produced by manure. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 22 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230459"
|
|
},
|
|
"digitus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dij\u0259t\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, finger, toe":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232638"
|
|
},
|
|
"digammated":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the Greek letter digamma":[],
|
|
": inferred to have had a w -sound of which actual orthographic evidence does not survive":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a Greek word or root or of the vowel following the inferred sound the number of digammated roots in Homer \u2014 R. C. Jebb"
|
|
],
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": printed with digamma inserted where its sound is believed originally to have been employed":[
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"a digammated edition of Homer"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b\u02c8ga\u02ccm\u0101t\u0259\u0307d"
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001700"
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},
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"digestible nutrient":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002403"
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},
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"digitogenin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline steroid sapogenin C 27 H 44 O 5 obtained by hydrolysis of digitonin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccdij\u0259t\u0259\u02c8jen\u0259\u0307n"
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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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"blend of digitonin and -gen":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012037"
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},
|
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"digamma":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a letter of the original Greek alphabet representing a sound approximately that of English w which early fell into disuse except in writing the western dialects and in numerical notation where it represented the number 6":[
|
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"\u2014 symbol F, \u03dd"
|
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],
|
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": the sound represented by the letter \u03dd":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b\u02c8gam\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccg-"
|
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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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"Latin, from Greek, from di- + gamma ; from its resemblance to two capital gammas placed on top of each other":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022703"
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},
|
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"digoxin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a poisonous cardiotonic steroid C 41 H 64 O 14 obtained from a foxglove ( Digitalis lanata ) and used especially to treat atrial fibrillation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"dij-\u02c8\u00e4k-s\u0259n",
|
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"di-\u02c8j\u00e4k-s\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02c8g\u00e4k-",
|
|
"dig-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since many effective therapeutics, including the heart drug digoxin and the anti-malarial artemisinin, have been derived from traditional medicines, there is interest in exploring entheogens to treat mental illnesses. \u2014 Louis Metzger Iv, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Microbes can also sabotage the classic cardiac drug digoxin , which is used to treat arrhythmias and heart failure. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 1 Jan. 2020",
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"First, the doctor injects potassium chloride or digoxin into the fetus\u2019s heart, killing it within minutes. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019",
|
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"These include severing the umbilical cord or injecting potassium chloride or the medication digoxin into the fetus. \u2014 Bill Rankin, ajc , 25 May 2018",
|
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"Several doctors, including Wallace, testified that using digoxin in earlier stages of a pregnancy is uncommon, has not been thoroughly studied and is not always effective. \u2014 Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle , 3 Nov. 2017",
|
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"Administering an injection of digoxin , a drug used to treat heart disease in adults, is one method. \u2014 Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle , 3 Nov. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary dig- (from New Latin Digitalis ) + t oxin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023409"
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},
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"digested":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as":[],
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": a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions":[],
|
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": a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles":[],
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": a product of digestion":[],
|
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": to distribute or arrange systematically : classify":[],
|
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": to convert (food) into absorbable form":[],
|
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": to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action":[
|
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"DNA digested by restriction enzymes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid":[],
|
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": to compress into a short summary":[],
|
|
": absorb sense 2":[
|
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"the capacity of the U.S. to digest immigrants"
|
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],
|
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": to digest food":[],
|
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": to become digested":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"d\u0259-",
|
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"d\u012b-\u02c8jest",
|
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccjest"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abstract",
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"breviary",
|
|
"brief",
|
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"capsule",
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"conspectus",
|
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"encapsulation",
|
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"epitome",
|
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"inventory",
|
|
"outline",
|
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"pr\u00e9cis",
|
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"recap",
|
|
"recapitulation",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
|
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"resume",
|
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"resum\u00e9",
|
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"roundup",
|
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"run-through",
|
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"rundown",
|
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"sum",
|
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"sum-up",
|
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"summa",
|
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"summarization",
|
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"summary",
|
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"summing-up",
|
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"synopsis",
|
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"wrap-up"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"assort",
|
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"break down",
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"categorize",
|
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"class",
|
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"classify",
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"codify",
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"compartment",
|
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"compartmentalize",
|
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"distinguish",
|
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"distribute",
|
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"grade",
|
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"group",
|
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"peg",
|
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"place",
|
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"range",
|
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"rank",
|
|
"relegate",
|
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"separate",
|
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"sort",
|
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"type"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"a digest of the laws",
|
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"a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting",
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"Verb",
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"He has trouble digesting certain foods.",
|
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"It will take me a while to digest this news.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Most Innovative Yogurt Grass-fed Jersey cows naturally produce the milk containing only the easier-to- digest A2 protein that is used in this organic yogurt, which has a sweet-tart taste and rich creamy texture. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
|
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Last week, DeSantis held a public budget-signing event that served as a convenient digest of his political approach. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Animal proteins and dairy, on the other hand, are much slower-to- digest and therefore better to eat at the end of the day when the body is winding down. \u2014 Gabby Shacknai, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to- digest episodic structure? \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Too often, the work behind AR wins feels intangible, and AR must effectively illustrate outcomes for business leaders to digest . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"After notching multiple record highs, markets have stumbled in recent days as investors digest the prospect that the Fed might tighten policy more aggressively or more quickly \u2014 or both \u2014 than anticipated. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"That is, understandably, extremely difficult for financial markets to digest . \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"The experience was mine alone to digest and interpret. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta , from neuter plural of digestus , past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin digestus":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025056"
|
|
},
|
|
"digerati":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": persons well versed in computer use and technology":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdi-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even digerati like Twitter plan to turn more virtual. \u2014 The Economist , 25 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"dig ital + -erati (as in literati )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1992, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035220"
|
|
},
|
|
"Digambara":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a major Jain sect formed in the 3d century b.c. and distinguished by its original abandonment of all worldly possessions including clothes and by its denial that women can attain salvation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"di\u02c8g\u0259mb\u0259r\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Sanskrit, literally, sky-clad, naked":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052053"
|
|
},
|
|
"digging":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement":[
|
|
"digging dirt with a shovel",
|
|
"machines digging up the road"
|
|
],
|
|
": to prepare the soil of":[
|
|
"dig a garden"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring to the surface by digging : unearth":[
|
|
"dig potatoes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring to light or out of hiding":[
|
|
"dig up facts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to hollow out or form by removing earth : excavate":[
|
|
"dig a hole",
|
|
"dig a tunnel"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive down so as to penetrate : thrust":[
|
|
"dug her toes into the sand",
|
|
"The hawk dug its claws into its prey."
|
|
],
|
|
": poke , prod":[
|
|
"dug me in the ribs with his elbow"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pay attention to : notice":[
|
|
"dig that fancy hat"
|
|
],
|
|
": understand , appreciate":[
|
|
"couldn't dig the medical jargon"
|
|
],
|
|
": like , admire":[
|
|
"High school students dig short poetry.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Burmester"
|
|
],
|
|
": to turn up, loosen, or remove earth":[
|
|
"digging in the garden",
|
|
"dig for buried treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work hard or laboriously":[],
|
|
": to advance by or as if by removing or pushing aside material":[
|
|
"digging into the history of the company"
|
|
],
|
|
": thrust , poke":[
|
|
"a dig in the ribs"
|
|
],
|
|
": a cutting remark":[
|
|
"a subtle dig at their lack of preparedness"
|
|
],
|
|
": accommodations (see accommodation sense 1a ) for living or working":[
|
|
"buying furniture for his new digs"
|
|
],
|
|
": lodging sense 2b":[],
|
|
"digest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dig"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"excavate",
|
|
"shovel"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"jab",
|
|
"lunge",
|
|
"poke"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Some animal has been digging in the garden.",
|
|
"They dug into the sand with their hands.",
|
|
"He dug down about 10 feet before he hit water.",
|
|
"Dig a hole three feet deep.",
|
|
"The first step in building a house is to dig the foundation.",
|
|
"The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel under the fence.",
|
|
"digging clams on the beach",
|
|
"These detectives won't stop digging until they find out what happened.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.",
|
|
"She participated in a dig last summer.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Further research will be needed to confirm the findings and dig deeper into a possible link between all-cause mortality and respiratory illness, the researchers said. \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the deadly attack was unfolding. \u2014 Sean Murphy, Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"As investigators dig deeper into the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, a host of disturbing questions remain about what officers on the scene knew as the deadly attack was unfolding. \u2014 Sean Murphy, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"There have been many videos, films, and the like, about this famous mother and son, but Hughes hopes to dig deeper into that story from a fresh and unique perspective. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"As investigators dig deeper, some are finding that a particular adenovirus \u2014 type 41 \u2014 may be a factor. \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Berg and Hader started pushing Winkler himself to dig deeper. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Studies that dig deeper into the microfossils and what causes them. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For the giftee who wants to dig deeper into roots or genes, one of the most unique gifts is a personal genetics test. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The mention of Eilish arrives days after Ye took to Instagram to ask her to apologize for allegedly taking a vague dig at Travis Scott at a recent concert. \u2014 Mitchell Peters, Billboard , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"During the roast, which dropped on Netflix on November 23, the 39-year-old actor acknowledged the couple's ten-year age gap before taking a dig at his on-screen career (sorry, Camp Rock franchise). \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The Golden Globe winner, 52, praised Blake Lively and her new line of fizzy mixers Betty Buzz, while taking a dig at her husband and his longtime frenemy Ryan Reynolds, Thursday on Instagram. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Noem's rhetoric may be more about taking a veiled dig at DeSantis, who made his own border trip last week after sending 50 law enforcement officers to Texas. \u2014 Stephen Groves, ajc , 26 July 2021",
|
|
"The Vindolanda site now has 13 phallic carvings, more than have been discovered at any other dig site along Hadrian's Wall. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The episode begins with a sequence detailing Lalo\u2019s elaborate yet invisible method for spying on the laundry atop the Super Lab dig site. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Some items under review for return include pottery in the National Museum of Natural History that was sourced from a dig site in Turkey and dates back to the ancient city of Troy. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Lavina Nethers, 85, lives a short drive from the dig site. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English diggen":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055203"
|
|
},
|
|
"digital divide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the economic, educational, and social inequalities between those who have computers and online access and those who do not":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hundreds of millions of dollars in government grants have been poured into bridging the digital divide in Wisconsin, and more funding is coming under the federal infrastructure plan over the next few years. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The gaps could be attributed to the digital divide : certain groups are less likely to have the technology or know how to use it, the authors say. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The prospect of home schooling also raises issues related to the digital divide . \u2014 Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Oceanside is developing a Digital Equity & Inclusion Plan, aimed at understanding and addressing the digital divide in the community. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To help close the digital divide , especially amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the National City Public Library will lend laptops and hotspots to local patrons in need as part of a new program. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Like closing the digital divide and ensuring every home in the state has quality Internet, along with the tools and skills to use them correctly. \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Private businesses also play an important role in closing the digital divide , and their communications teams are poised to advocate and lead organization-wide initiatives. \u2014 Mark Roberts, Forbes , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"With speeds that top 100 Mbps, 5G can compete directly with wireline technologies to help close the digital divide and deliver broadband and video to homes and offices. \u2014 Roslyn Layton, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062521"
|
|
},
|
|
"Digby":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1603\u20131665 English naval commander, diplomat, and author":[
|
|
"Sir Ken*elm \\ \u02c8ke-\u200b\u02ccnelm \\"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dig-b\u0113"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063423"
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},
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"digests":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a summation or condensation of a body of information: such as":[],
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": a systematic compilation of legal rules, statutes, or decisions":[],
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": a periodical devoted to condensed versions of previously published articles":[],
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": a product of digestion":[],
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": to distribute or arrange systematically : classify":[],
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": to convert (food) into absorbable form":[],
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": to soften, decompose, or break down by heat and moisture or chemical action":[
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"DNA digested by restriction enzymes"
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],
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": to extract soluble ingredients from by warming with a liquid":[],
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": to compress into a short summary":[],
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": absorb sense 2":[
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"the capacity of the U.S. to digest immigrants"
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],
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": to digest food":[],
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": to become digested":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"d\u012b-\u02c8jest",
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"\u02c8d\u012b-\u02ccjest",
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"d\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abstract",
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"breviary",
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"brief",
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"capsule",
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"conspectus",
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"encapsulation",
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"epitome",
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"inventory",
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"outline",
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"pr\u00e9cis",
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"recap",
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"recapitulation",
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"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
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"resume",
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"resum\u00e9",
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"roundup",
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"run-through",
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"rundown",
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"sum",
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"sum-up",
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"summa",
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"summarization",
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"summary",
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"summing-up",
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"synopsis",
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"wrap-up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"assort",
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"break down",
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"categorize",
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"class",
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"classify",
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"codify",
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"compartment",
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"compartmentalize",
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"distinguish",
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"distribute",
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"grade",
|
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"group",
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"peg",
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"place",
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"range",
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"rank",
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"relegate",
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"separate",
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"sort",
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"type"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a digest of the laws",
|
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"a digest of yesterday's departmental meeting",
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"Verb",
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"He has trouble digesting certain foods.",
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"It will take me a while to digest this news.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Most Innovative Yogurt Grass-fed Jersey cows naturally produce the milk containing only the easier-to- digest A2 protein that is used in this organic yogurt, which has a sweet-tart taste and rich creamy texture. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
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"Sign up for At Home, a digest of the best home and garden stories, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. \u2014 Jura Koncius, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Last week, DeSantis held a public budget-signing event that served as a convenient digest of his political approach. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 6 June 2022",
|
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"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Animal proteins and dairy, on the other hand, are much slower-to- digest and therefore better to eat at the end of the day when the body is winding down. \u2014 Gabby Shacknai, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Who \u2014 besides the creator, David Simon, in his later series \u2014 has emulated its sprawl, its complexity, its bucking of TV\u2019s easy-to- digest episodic structure? \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"In January, a bipartisan group of lawmakers even introduced legislation that would require sites to make easy-to- digest summaries of their privacy terms. \u2014 Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Too often, the work behind AR wins feels intangible, and AR must effectively illustrate outcomes for business leaders to digest . \u2014 Regina Hoshimi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
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"After notching multiple record highs, markets have stumbled in recent days as investors digest the prospect that the Fed might tighten policy more aggressively or more quickly \u2014 or both \u2014 than anticipated. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 12 May 2022",
|
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"Many do-it-yourself formula recipes are made from cow\u2019s milk and granular sugar that may be difficult for young babies to digest . \u2014 Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News , 12 May 2022",
|
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"That is, understandably, extremely difficult for financial markets to digest . \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"The experience was mine alone to digest and interpret. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, systematic arrangement of laws, from Latin digesta , from neuter plural of digestus , past participle of digerere to arrange, distribute, digest, from dis- + gerere to carry":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English, from Latin digestus":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072155"
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},
|
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"diglossia":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the use of two varieties of the same language in different social contexts throughout a speech community":[
|
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"A key defining characteristic of diglossia is that the two varieties are kept quite apart functionally. One is used in one set of circumstances and the other in an entirely different set.",
|
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"\u2014 Ronald Wardhaugh"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8gl\u00e4s-\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8gl\u00e4-s\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02c8gl\u022f-"
|
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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":{
|
|
"di- + Greek gl\u00f4ssa \"tongue, language\" + -ia entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085822"
|
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},
|
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"Digynia":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an order of plants including those having flowers with two pistils":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8gi-",
|
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"d\u012b\u02c8jin\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from di- + -gynia":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092834"
|
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},
|
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"diglot":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bilingual sense 1":[],
|
|
": a bilingual publication":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccgl\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek digl\u014dttos , from di- + -gl\u014dttos -glot":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094058"
|
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},
|
|
"digitonide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sparingly soluble complex of digitonin and some other compound":[
|
|
"cholesterol digitonide"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccdij\u0259\u02c8t\u014d\u02ccn\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"digiton in + -ide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100248"
|
|
},
|
|
"digoxigenin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline steroid lactone C 23 H 34 O 5 obtained by hydrolysis of digoxin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8sij\u0259n-",
|
|
"(\u02cc)d\u012b\u02ccg\u00e4ks\u0259\u02c8jen\u0259\u0307n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, blend of digoxin and -gen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103615"
|
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},
|
|
"Digger pine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a California pine ( Pinus sabiniana ) with sparse foliage and nuts formerly used as food by Native Americans":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103751"
|
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},
|
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"digenite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Cu 2\u2212 \u03c7 S consisting of an isometric copper sulfide having a variable deficiency in copper":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8dij\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German digenit , from di- + Latin genus kind + German -it -ite":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113918"
|
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},
|
|
"diglucoside":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound with two molecules of glucose":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"di- + glucoside":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120231"
|
|
},
|
|
"digenic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": induced by two genes":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of phenotypic effects manifested only when two nonallelic controlling genes interact"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"di- + -genic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141746"
|
|
},
|
|
"diglyceride":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an ester formed from glycerol by reacting two of its hydroxyl groups with fatty acids":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"d\u012b-\u02c8glis-\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bd",
|
|
"\u02ccd\u012b-\u02c8gli-s\u0259-r\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In my jar from the SunButter brand, mono- and diglycerides are also on the list. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Without mono- and diglycerides , the sauce was chalky and gray. \u2014 Heather Haddon, WSJ , 12 Oct. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170605"
|
|
},
|
|
"digger wasp":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"However, your photo does look similar to a great golden digger wasp which in spite of its large size is not particularly aggressive. \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170959"
|
|
},
|
|
"diglycerol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a viscous hygroscopic liquid polyhydroxy ether O(CH 2 CHOHCH 2 OH) 2 made by dehydration of glycerol and used especially in making rosin esters for varnishes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"di- + glycerol or glycerin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203420"
|
|
},
|
|
"diglycol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": diethylene glycol":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary di- + glycol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214507"
|
|
},
|
|
"diglycolic acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline dicarboxylic acid O(CH 2 COOH) 2 regarded as the ether of glycolic acid, formed from a salt of chloroacetic acid by reaction with calcium hydroxide, and used in making plasticizers and resins":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary di- + glycolic, glycollic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221321"
|
|
},
|
|
"diglyph":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a projecting ornamental face like the triglyph but having only two grooves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8d\u012b\u02ccglif"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek diglyphos doubly indented, from di- + -glyphos (from glyphein to carve or hollow out) (split)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1728, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-233127"
|
|
},
|
|
"diglyphic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having two siphonoglyphs":[
|
|
"diglyphic polyps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)d\u012b+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"di- + glyphic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-000219"
|
|
},
|
|
"dignation":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of showing esteem especially to an inferior : condescension":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English dignacion , from Middle French or Latin; Middle French dignation , from Latin dignation-, dignatio , from dignatus (past participle of dignare, dignari to consider worthy, deign) + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001028"
|
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},
|
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"dignification":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dignifying or being dignified":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccdign\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Middle French, from Late Latin dignificatus (past participle of dignificare ) + Middle French -ion":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1584, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013529"
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},
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"dignifying":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to give distinction to : ennoble":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggrandize",
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"canonize",
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"deify",
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"elevate",
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"ennoble",
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"enshrine",
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"ensky",
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"enthrone",
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"exalt",
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"glorify",
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"magnify"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abase",
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"degrade",
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"demean",
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"humble",
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"humiliate"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"She felt that formal clothing would help dignify the occasion.",
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"He said he wouldn't dignify his opponents' accusations by responding to them.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While anyone might feel an urge to push for that fundraiser, Heart of Dinner's team wanted to dignify the man\u2019s wishes. \u2014 Karissa Chen, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
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"Who decided\u2014in a very few seconds\u2014the weapon formed against them didn\u2019t dignify a response? \u2014 Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"In more recent years, Alfred Molina\u2019s melancholic, David Suchet\u2019s soulful innocent and John Malkovich\u2019s penitent exile sought to dignify him. \u2014 Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Who wanted to dignify such dumb scenarios with sober analyses? \u2014 Jennifer Szalai, New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"Slaughter was always searching in those days for ways to dignify the title and elevate the women who won it. \u2014 Amy Argetsinger, Smithsonian Magazine , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"After some initial reluctance to dignify such allegations by addressing them publicly, Hillary Clinton agrees to appear on 60 Minutes after the Super Bowl, an appearance that revitalizes her husband\u2019s campaign but earns her notably mixed reviews. \u2014 Scott Tobias, Vulture , 2 Nov. 2021",
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"Biden is a traditional politician who actively talks up bipartisanship and has promised to both re- dignify Washington and bring the country together. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"On Saturday, Cooper will be memorialized with a marker and ceremony to dignify his memory near the Towson jail where he was imprisoned. \u2014 Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com , 7 May 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English dignifien , from Middle French dignifier , from Late Latin dignificare , from Latin dignus worthy \u2014 more at decent":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014523"
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},
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"dignitarial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or belonging to a dignitary":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6dign\u0259\u00a6ter\u0113\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015322"
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},
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"dignitary":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8dig-n\u0259-\u02ccter-\u0113",
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"-\u02ccte-r\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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"The dinner was attended by many foreign dignitaries .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Roughly 4,300 years ago, an ancient Egyptian dignitary who handled secret documents for the pharaoh died unexpectedly. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2022",
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"Especially for a fellow African who shares his passion for our motherland, an audience with Burna feels a bit like one with a dignitary . \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 12 May 2022",
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"On Monday, the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, became the latest Western dignitary to travel to Ukraine, touring the historic city of Odesa, which has come under increasing fire from Russian forces. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the latest high-profile Washington dignitary to test positive for COVID-19. \u2014 Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Such explicit scenes of wreckage have rarely, if ever, been shown to lawmakers in an address delivered by a foreign dignitary , and the effect was immediately palpable. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Billie Jean King came out as the on-field dignitary this year. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The ceremony ends with the lighting of the Olympic torch, often by a dignitary of the host nation. \u2014 WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Another judge asked whether a president would be liable after hitting a golf ball that strikes someone while playing with a foreign dignitary . \u2014 Robert Legare, CBS News , 3 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1603, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015347"
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}
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} |