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{
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"guff":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": nonsense , humbug":[],
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": verbal abuse":[
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"doesn't take any guff"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"His latest book has a lot of guff about conspiracies of one kind or another.",
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"His friends have given him a lot of guff about his hair.",
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"She doesn't take guff from anybody.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Hailee Steinfeld's performance in the Hawkeye series was a pitch-perfect adaptation of Kate Bishop, replicating her archery skills, signature purple outfits, and refusal to take any guff from adults. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 8 May 2022",
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"With just a few lines of dialogue, a striking costume covered in mysterious features (is that an antenna on his helmet",
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"Her performance as Emma Tate nails that Mary Poppins blend of dainty and feisty, serving as a comforting presence that also takes no guff . \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Months after smart, take-no- guff Rose Ito, 23, arrives in Chicago, she is run over by a subway train and dies. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 July 2021",
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"The Golden Globes rightfully takes a lot of guff for being so starstruck and so susceptible to fancy campaign tactics. \u2014 Joe Reid, Vulture , 22 Feb. 2021",
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"Oil is not a hazardous material, but some post offices might give you guff about sending it. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 14 June 2020",
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"One outlier: the vampire-hunting physician Van Helsing, a woman who takes no guff from anyone and taps Mina as a kindred spirit. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"Bailey has a reputation as someone who doesn\u2019t take a lot of guff . \u2014 Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News , 31 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably imitative":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0259f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"applesauce",
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"balderdash",
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"baloney",
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"boloney",
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"beans",
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"bilge",
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"blah",
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"blah-blah",
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"blarney",
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"blather",
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"blatherskite",
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"blither",
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"bosh",
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"bull",
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"bunk",
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"bunkum",
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"buncombe",
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"claptrap",
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"codswallop",
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"crapola",
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"crock",
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"drivel",
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"drool",
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"fiddle",
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"fiddle-faddle",
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"fiddlesticks",
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"flannel",
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"flapdoodle",
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"folderol",
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"falderal",
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"folly",
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"foolishness",
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"fudge",
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"garbage",
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"hogwash",
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"hokeypokey",
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"hokum",
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"hoodoo",
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"hooey",
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"horsefeathers",
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"humbug",
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"humbuggery",
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"jazz",
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"malarkey",
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"malarky",
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"moonshine",
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"muck",
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"nerts",
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"nonsense",
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"nuts",
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"piffle",
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"poppycock",
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"punk",
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"rot",
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"rubbish",
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"senselessness",
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"silliness",
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"slush",
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"stupidity",
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"taradiddle",
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"tarradiddle",
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"tommyrot",
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"tosh",
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"trash",
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"trumpery",
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"twaddle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165955",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"guffaw":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a loud or boisterous burst of laughter":[
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"Her remark sparked guffaws around the room."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"managed to keep a straight face for a minute before he let loose with a loud guffaw",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The distinctive Blain-Cruz guffaw doesn\u2019t always punctuate obvious jokes. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Between every one-liner and guffaw , Gutowitz delivers not just herself, but universal truths everyone can relate to. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"That grin is a smirk, a freeze-frame guffaw , and a snicker of contempt all at the same time. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 20 Mar. 2022",
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"Adele does the opposite, opting to be cloaked in chic pantsuits and glamorous gowns and guffaw and clown in public in an adorably endearing manner. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"Gravity-defying Clint is side-lighted by a window, somewhat deferential to big brother but more animated and quick to guffaw . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"Marrow-Lyn Monroe, Scary Potter, TromBONE Shorty, Boo Brees and Napoleon Bone-apart have all appeared in Berger\u2019s guffaw -inducing array of faux human remains. \u2014 Doug Maccash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 2 Oct. 2020",
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"There were guffaws until the camera turned elsewhere. \u2014 Nicholas Casey, New York Times , 18 May 2020",
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"Porter\u2019s big scene \u2014 when his character, Barrett, is dismissed over lunch \u2014 has all the groundwork for a guffaw but merely goes so far as seeing him strut dramatically out of the restaurant. \u2014 Garrett Mitchell, Detroit Free Press , 9 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1720, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccg\u0259-\u02c8f\u022f",
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"\u02c8g\u0259-\u02ccf\u022f",
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"(\u02cc)g\u0259-\u02c8f\u022f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"belly laugh",
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"boff",
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"boffo",
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"boffola",
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"cachinnation",
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"cackle",
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"chortle",
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"chuckle",
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"giggle",
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"hee-haw",
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"horselaugh",
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"laugh",
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"laughter",
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"snicker",
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"snigger",
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"titter",
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"twitter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021642",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"guffer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": eelpout sense 1a":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u0259f\u0259r"
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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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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074215"
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},
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"gufa":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a round boat made of wickerwork used in Mesopotamia from ancient times":[]
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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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"Arabic quffah basket":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025824"
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}
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} |