dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/let_MW.json

{
  "Letta":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Enrico 1966\u2013 prime minister of Italy (2013\u201314)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140303",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "let":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a shot or point in racket games that does not count and must be replayed":[],
      ": article worn on":[
        "wrist let"
      ],
      ": hinder , prevent":[],
      ": small one":[
        "book let"
      ],
      ": something that impedes : obstruction":[
        "ruled his little world without hindrance or let",
        "\u2014 B. F. Reilly"
      ],
      ": to abandon self-restraint : let fly":[
        "spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go",
        "\u2014 David Kline",
        "there just to party, just to let go",
        "\u2014 Philippe Vergne"
      ],
      ": to act without pretense or self-restraint":[],
      ": to assign especially after bids":[
        "let a contract"
      ],
      ": to become awarded to a contractor":[],
      ": to become rented or leased":[],
      ": to cause to : make":[
        "let me know"
      ],
      ": to dismiss from employment":[
        "the firm let him go at the end of the month"
      ],
      ": to do or utter something without restraint":[
        "let rip at the press"
      ],
      ": to fail to take care of : neglect":[
        "let himself go and got real fat",
        "\u2014 Bill Parcells"
      ],
      ": to free from or as if from confinement":[
        "let out a scream",
        "let blood"
      ],
      ": to give away a secret":[],
      ": to give opportunity to or fail to prevent":[
        "live and let live",
        "a break in the clouds let us see the summit",
        "let the opportunity slip"
      ],
      ": to give unrestrained expression to an emotion or utterance":[
        "let fly with some sharp rebukes",
        "\u2014 Janice Castro"
      ],
      ": to hurl an object":[],
      ": to make an adjustment to":[
        "let out the waist"
      ],
      ": to offer or grant for rent or lease":[
        "let rooms"
      ],
      ": to permit to enter, pass, or leave":[
        "let them through",
        "let them off with a warning"
      ],
      ": to relax or release one's hold":[
        "\u2014 used with of let go of stress \u2014 Kathy McCoy let go of my arm"
      ],
      ": to reveal one's true feelings : act without dissimulation":[],
      ": to subject to vigorous assault":[],
      ": to utter or release without restraint":[
        "let 'er rip"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The first serve was a let .",
      "a private resort that allows vacationers to experience without let the joys of nudism",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But as leader of the opposition, Mr. Netanyahu refused to let his party or its allies help the coalition pass legislation considered fundamental to state functioning but ideologically difficult for some Arab lawmakers to support. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The newsletter startup Substack has let go 13 of its 90 employees, largely in HR and writer support. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
      "Morello retweeted a fan who said that the one-song playlist was due to the DJs being let go. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
      "Your goal is to never let your potted tomato plants dry out enough to wilt. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
      "In a series of decisions after the August 2020 rolling blackouts, the state water board agreed to let those plants keep operating three more years. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "There is literally never a dull Billy Porter red carpet moment \u2014 let this photo be exhibit A. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
      "Garland didn't let his abbreviated career at Vanderbilt keep him from making a statement on draft night. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 25 June 2022",
      "The goal was to let countries restructure debt that typically had less favorable terms with higher grade debt at lower interest. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 24 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English leten , from Old English l\u01e3tan ; akin to Old High German l\u0101zzan to permit, and perhaps to Lithuanian l\u0117nas tranquil":"Verb",
      "Middle English letten , from Old English lettan to delay, hinder; akin to Old High German lezzen to delay, hurt, Old English l\u01e3t late":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Middle French -elet , from -el , diminutive suffix (from Latin -ellus ) + -et":"Noun suffix"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8let",
      "l\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for let Verb (1) hire , let , lease , rent , charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let , strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. we hired a car for the summer decided to let the cottage to a young couple lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. the diplomat leased an apartment for a year rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. charter a bus to go to the game",
    "synonyms":[
      "balk",
      "bar",
      "block",
      "chain",
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "crimp",
      "deterrent",
      "drag",
      "embarrassment",
      "encumbrance",
      "fetter",
      "handicap",
      "hindrance",
      "holdback",
      "hurdle",
      "impediment",
      "inhibition",
      "interference",
      "manacle",
      "obstacle",
      "obstruction",
      "shackles",
      "stop",
      "stumbling block",
      "trammel"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210036",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun suffix",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "let (someone) off the hook":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished":[
        "If you ask me, they let him off the hook too easily."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124234",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "let alone":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to say nothing of : not to mention":[
        "\u2014 used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example he would never walk again let alone play golf \u2014 Sports Illus. how many ever see an Ambassador or Minister, let alone a President \u2014 Robert Lacville"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1765, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "much less",
      "never mind",
      "still less"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194106",
    "type":[
      "conjunction"
    ]
  },
  "let bug":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to disclose information":[
        "\u2014 usually used with a negative didna mean to let bug about it \u2014 J. J. Bell"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from let entry 3 + bug (origin unknown) or dab":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131856",
    "type":[
      "intransitive verb"
    ]
  },
  "let down":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "disappoint",
      "dissatisfy",
      "fail"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby previously secreted milk from the acini is expelled into ducts and drawn through the nipple":[],
      ": a slackening of effort : relaxation":[],
      ": disappoint":[
        "the plot lets you down at the end",
        "afraid of letting his father down"
      ],
      ": discouragement , disappointment":[
        "his latest novel is a letdown"
      ],
      ": the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun":[],
      ": to allow to descend gradually":[],
      ": to fail to support":[
        "felt her parents had let her down"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown",
      "the eagerly anticipated new movie starring our favorite actor turned out to be a big letdown",
      "Verb",
      "with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His set was a bit of a letdown , given the energy level and growing crowd size as the familiar DJ hit the stage. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
      "Love, Death and Robots is back with season 3, the collection of sci-fi shorts on Netflix that was fantastic in season 1, but a bit of a letdown in season 2. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "For one so animalish, that might seem like a letdown . \u2014 Jeremy Mccarter, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Going into the Tokyo Games, anything less would have seemed like a letdown . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Still, the many days of buildup also risked the summit seeming like a letdown . \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2021",
      "Those subplots serve as a drag on the show, which makes the last half of the season feel like a letdown after its promising start. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 7 May 2021",
      "Many analysts expect low-single-digit annual returns, about 5 percent, for the next few years \u2014 a huge letdown from the roughly 17 percent average annual return that the S&P generated in the decade leading up to the start of this year. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "After a 5-5 letdown in 2020, the struggles continued with a Week 1 loss at UCLA in 2021, and the grumbles became too loud to ignore even with a victory against Florida. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8dau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8let-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disappointment",
      "dismay",
      "dissatisfaction",
      "frustration"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213138",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "let down one's guard":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to relax and stop being careful and alert":[
        "She never lets down her guard"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192257",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "let nature take its course":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to allow something to happen without trying to control it":[
        "The injury should heal within a few weeks if you just let nature take its course ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125305",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "let on":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": pretend":[
        "let on to being a stranger"
      ],
      ": to make acknowledgment : admit":[
        "knows more than he lets on"
      ],
      ": to reveal a secret":[
        "nobody let on about the surprise party"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dissemble",
      "dissimulate",
      "make out",
      "pretend"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225051",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "let on (about)":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "to make known (as information previously kept secret) we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150859",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "let one's guard down":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to relax and stop being careful and alert":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200107",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "let the chips fall where they may":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to allow events to happen without trying to change them":[
        "\u2014 usually used to suggest that one is willing to accept a result, whatever it may be I will run the best campaign I can, then let the chips fall where they may ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123115",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "let the grass grow under one's feet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to wait before doing something or to do something slowly":[
        "\u2014 used in negative statements He has never been one to let the grass grow under his feet ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194835",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "let up":{
    "antonyms":[
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "cease",
      "close",
      "conclude",
      "dead-end",
      "determine",
      "die",
      "discontinue",
      "elapse",
      "end",
      "expire",
      "finish",
      "go",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "leave off",
      "pass",
      "quit",
      "stop",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
      "wink (out)"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity":[],
      ": cease , stop":[],
      ": to become less severe":[
        "\u2014 used with on"
      ],
      ": to diminish or slow down : slacken":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the downpour continued for hours without letup",
      "Verb",
      "the rain let up just as we reached the house",
      "the windmill slowed down as the wind let up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even as Russia stymies Ukrainian ports and seizes farmland, there has been no letup in vessels leaving Russia\u2019s busiest Black Sea grain terminals. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "While the letup in annual inflation may have given President Biden and the Fed a dose of comfort, the overall picture remains worrying. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Likewise, there was little sign of a letup on China\u2019s economically important property sector, where many developers that aren\u2019t state-backed are struggling with a slowdown in sales and a drying-up of funding markets. \u2014 Rebecca Feng And Clarence Leong, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "With no letup in the war, the White House has asked Congress for $10 billion in emergency funding, with money going toward humanitarian aid and security needs. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Officials said a letup in demand for tests over the summer and fall, despite the rapid spread of the Delta variant, had caused some companies to pull back their manufacturing, which has compounded the current shortages. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond And Kaitlan Collins, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "And, there has been no letup in mass shootings either. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "There is no letup in an NBA schedule, and no team will have sympathy for the Pacers (1-4). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1836, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8let-\u02cc\u0259p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "braking",
      "deceleration",
      "downshift",
      "retardation",
      "slowdown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102056",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "let's see":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191216",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "letch":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": lecher":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "a sudden letch for chocolate",
      "she's developed quite a letch for that movie star\u2014and he's young enough to be her son",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Side effects include nausea, dizziness, numbness, dumbness, Dementias, deletions, leeches, letches , hexes, hoaxes, hocus-pocuses, And, if there is justice, spiritual, moral, federal, state, & local charges. \u2014 Terrance Hayes, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "Men who preyed on younger women were called letches , cradle-robbers, dogs. \u2014 Jill Ciment, Harper's magazine , 10 June 2019",
      "Was White going to break down and admit he\u2019s a letch "
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from letcher , alteration of lecher":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8lech"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "appetency",
      "appetite",
      "craving",
      "desire",
      "drive",
      "hankering",
      "hunger",
      "itch",
      "jones",
      "longing",
      "lust",
      "passion",
      "pining",
      "thirst",
      "thirstiness",
      "urge",
      "yearning",
      "yen"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104045",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letdown":{
    "antonyms":[
      "cheat",
      "disappoint",
      "dissatisfy",
      "fail"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby previously secreted milk from the acini is expelled into ducts and drawn through the nipple":[],
      ": a slackening of effort : relaxation":[],
      ": disappoint":[
        "the plot lets you down at the end",
        "afraid of letting his father down"
      ],
      ": discouragement , disappointment":[
        "his latest novel is a letdown"
      ],
      ": the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun":[],
      ": to allow to descend gradually":[],
      ": to fail to support":[
        "felt her parents had let her down"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown",
      "the eagerly anticipated new movie starring our favorite actor turned out to be a big letdown",
      "Verb",
      "with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "His set was a bit of a letdown , given the energy level and growing crowd size as the familiar DJ hit the stage. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
      "Love, Death and Robots is back with season 3, the collection of sci-fi shorts on Netflix that was fantastic in season 1, but a bit of a letdown in season 2. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
      "For one so animalish, that might seem like a letdown . \u2014 Jeremy Mccarter, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "Going into the Tokyo Games, anything less would have seemed like a letdown . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
      "Still, the many days of buildup also risked the summit seeming like a letdown . \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2021",
      "Those subplots serve as a drag on the show, which makes the last half of the season feel like a letdown after its promising start. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 7 May 2021",
      "Many analysts expect low-single-digit annual returns, about 5 percent, for the next few years \u2014 a huge letdown from the roughly 17 percent average annual return that the S&P generated in the decade leading up to the start of this year. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
      "After a 5-5 letdown in 2020, the struggles continued with a Week 1 loss at UCLA in 2021, and the grumbles became too loud to ignore even with a victory against Florida. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
      "1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8dau\u0307n",
      "\u02c8let-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "disappointment",
      "dismay",
      "dissatisfaction",
      "frustration"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181416",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "lethal":{
    "antonyms":[
      "healthful",
      "healthy",
      "nonfatal",
      "nonlethal",
      "wholesome"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an abnormality of genetic origin causing the death of the organism possessing it":[],
      ": capable of causing death":[
        "lethal chemicals"
      ],
      ": gravely damaging or destructive : devastating":[
        "a lethal attack on his reputation"
      ],
      ": lethal gene":[],
      ": of, relating to, or causing death":[
        "death by lethal injection"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a potentially lethal dose of a drug",
      "He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Health officials have warned that while Omicron has proven less deadly than other strains of COVID so far, new mutations could be more lethal . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
      "The additive was so toxic, even a splash on the skin could be lethal . \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
      "Even when guns are not lethal , research shows they are used by abusers to threaten victims. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
      "Most of these are lethal , but surviving cells will pass down whatever changes occurred to all their daughter cells, creating a sort of alternative genetic lineage. \u2014 Laura Hercher, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
      "But a recent study of Massachusetts death data shows the opposite to be true: Even the supposedly mild Omicron variant was exceedingly lethal . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Reaching epidemic proportions on no less than five occasions during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, sweating sickness was highly lethal . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
      "Just like most insects, the majority of plant diseases aren't lethal . \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 21 May 2022",
      "The disease has been more lethal in rural communities than in urban ones. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Almost 8 of 10 lethal overdose victims had no contact with the agency before their deaths, the report found. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2020",
      "In response to Russian operations and Chinese advances, the USAF is battling for air superiority in the Arctic with its most valuable\u2014and lethal \u2014assets in Alaska, including the F-22A Raptor and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. \u2014 Jeff Bolton, Popular Mechanics , 19 July 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin letalis, lethalis , from letum death":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u0113-th\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lethal Adjective deadly , mortal , fatal , lethal mean causing or capable of causing death. deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death. a deadly disease mortal implies that death has occurred or is inevitable. a mortal wound fatal stresses the inevitability of what has in fact resulted in death or destruction. fatal consequences lethal applies to something that is bound to cause death or exists for the destruction of life. lethal gas",
    "synonyms":[
      "baleful",
      "deadly",
      "deathly",
      "fatal",
      "fell",
      "killer",
      "mortal",
      "murderous",
      "pestilent",
      "terminal",
      "vital"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190724",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun",
      "noun,"
    ]
  },
  "lethargic":{
    "antonyms":[
      "active"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": indifferent , apathetic":[
        "The legislature was lethargic in considering the bill."
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish":[
        "The patient was weak and lethargic ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "You'll need to move your lure as slowly as possible to tempt the lethargic fish into feeding \u2026 \u2014 Lenny Rudow , Boating , December 1997",
      "\u2026 became a drifter and for a time an alcoholic and finally lapsed into lethargic self-abasement. \u2014 Stanley Karnow , New York Times Book Review , 14 Oct. 1984",
      "The audience was cold and lethargic . It is true there were about fifty-seven applauses, but they were not roars of enthusiasm by any means. \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 12 Jan. 1966 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
      "The patient is weak and lethargic .",
      "a big meal always makes me feel lethargic and sleepy",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Huskies looked lethargic out of the gate, committing eight turnovers in the first 14 minutes. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Whiteside looked extremely lethargic all game long. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "For three days in early May, the Alaska Raptor Center received multiple calls about a bald eagle in the Sitka Historical National Park that appeared lethargic and didn\u2019t fly away even when people got close. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
      "The officer talked to the driver, who smelled like booze and appeared lethargic . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
      "Wood overall seemed lethargic , taking just four shots in the first half, all from 3. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Signs to go to the ER include if the child becomes confused, has persistent nausea or vomiting, is lethargic or more drowsy than normal or has severe headaches that don't get better. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
      "Hertha had taken an early lead against a lethargic Borussia Dortmund side in the 18th minute when Ishak Belfodil scored. \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
      "Also, if the symptoms are persistent and not getting better, or if your child starts getting lethargic , contact your doctor. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see lethargy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "le-",
      "l\u0259-\u02c8th\u00e4r-jik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dull",
      "inactive",
      "inert",
      "quiescent",
      "sleepy",
      "sluggish",
      "torpid"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001039",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "lethargy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "vigor",
      "vim",
      "vitality",
      "vivacity"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": abnormal drowsiness":[],
      ": the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "However, on arrival, a mysterious illness had debilitated Darcus Bowden. An illness that no doctor could find any physical symptoms of, but which manifested itself in the most incredible lethargy , creating in Darcus \u2026 a lifelong affection for the dole, the armchair, and British television. \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2001",
      "Warming himself ever so briefly had shaken away the lethargy and resignation and restored his will to survive. \u2014 Lois Lowry , The Giver , 1993",
      "Dick Gale drew a long, deep breath. A coldness, a lethargy , an indifference that had weighed upon him for months had passed out of his being. \u2014 Zane Grey , Desert Gold , 1913",
      "Then it occurred to me that I had shut the window before I had come to bed. I would have got out to make certain on the point, but some leaden lethargy seemed to chain my limbs and even my will. \u2014 Bram Stoker , Dracula , 1897",
      "St. Clare knew this well; and often, in many a weary hour, he heard that slender, childish voice calling him to the skies, and saw that little hand pointing to him the way of life; but a heavy lethargy of sorrow lay on him,\u2014he could not arise. \u2014 Harriet Beecher Stowe , Uncle Tom's Cabin , 1852",
      "Symptoms of the disease include loss of appetite and lethargy .",
      "I snapped out of my lethargy and began cleaning the house.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These include: diarrhea, decreased appetite, lethargy , a sore belly, bloating, hunching and straining to poop. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
      "Some symptoms include fever, lethargy , bleeding from the nose or mouth, and breathing difficulties\u2014though in many cases the disease does not have symptoms before death. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "More severe cases of salmonellosis can include a high fever, body aches, headaches, lethargy , a rash, blood in the urine or stool and in some cases may be fatal. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
      "For humans, that level of lethargy would come at a cost. \u2014 Chris Woolston, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "But the game was the latest example of a Nets performance that could be quantified as a head-scratching mix of world-beating talent and worrisome lethargy . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "There\u2019s a definite lethargy in my life, that\u2019s for sure. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2020",
      "Be warned: Ingesting too much can result in a range of possible side effects\u2014from an irregular heartbeat to high blood pressure, muscle weakness, and lethargy \u2014caused by glycyrrhizin depleting your body\u2019s potassium levels. \u2014 Rebecca Douglas, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "The most common symptoms in pets exposed to cannabis included disorientation, lethargy , abnormal or uncoordinated movements such as swaying, lowered heart rate and urinary incontinence. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English litargie , from Medieval Latin litargia , from Late Latin lethargia , from Greek l\u0113thargia , from l\u0113thargos forgetful, lethargic, irregular from l\u0113th\u0113":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-th\u0259r-j\u0113",
      "\u02c8leth-\u0259r-j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lethargy lethargy , languor , lassitude , stupor , torpor mean physical or mental inertness. lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs. months of lethargy followed my accident languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love. languor induced by a tropical vacation lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health. a depression marked by lassitude stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants. lapsed into an alcoholic stupor torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness. a once alert mind now in a torpor",
    "synonyms":[
      "hebetude",
      "languor",
      "lassitude",
      "listlessness",
      "stupor",
      "torpor"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114537",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "lettable":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being rented or leased":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "let entry 3 + -able":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8let\u0259b\u0259l",
      "-et\u0259b-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041245",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "letter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization":[],
      ": a single piece of type":[],
      ": a style of type":[],
      ": a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet":[],
      ": a written communication containing a grant":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural"
      ],
      ": learning":[],
      ": literature , belles lettres":[],
      ": one that rents or leases":[],
      ": the initial of a school awarded to a student for achievement usually in athletics":[],
      ": the strict or outward sense or significance":[
        "the letter of the law"
      ],
      ": to mark with letters":[],
      ": to set down in letters : print":[],
      ": to win an athletic letter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1504, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre , from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae , plural, epistle, literature":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225342",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "letter board":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a board (as a sliding shelf in a rack) used for storage of standing type":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1683, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210013",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter bomb":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an explosive device concealed in an envelope and mailed to the intended victim":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The two letter bombs found Wednesday were the first to detonate. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020",
      "This included sections from a manifesto produced by Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who over a number of years sent letter bombs to several universities and airlines, killing three people and wounding 23 others. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2020",
      "The earlier letter bombs targeted a range of businesses, including a hotel, a gas station, a garage, a real estate agent and a bill collection service. \u2014 Monika Pronczuk, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
      "The Greek police suspect the group was behind all the 2017 letter bombs . \u2014 Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2018",
      "Now, half-blind and half-deaf from a letter bomb that went off close to his face in prison in 1993, Roberto has dreams of becoming a smartphone maker by following in the footsteps of Samsung with its Galaxy Fold. \u2014 Allen Kim, CNN , 4 Dec. 2019",
      "In the following decades, the letter bomb would become common tool of political agitation. \u2014 Simon R. Gardner, The Atlantic , 4 May 2018",
      "Yet the president has expressed frustration that his latest proposals have been drowned out by news coverage of the letter bombs sent to prominent Democrats. \u2014 Michael C. Bender, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2018",
      "In 1972 the Palestinian terrorist group Black September killed the Israeli diplomat Ami Sachori with a letter bomb sent to Israel\u2019s embassy in London. \u2014 Simon R. Gardner, The Atlantic , 4 May 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1882, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211614",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter book":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a book in which letters or copies of letters are kept especially to provide a running account of a business or enterprise":[
        "the general's letter books give an intimate picture of the campaign"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1667, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013626",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter box":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": mailbox sense 1":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From the Front Desk depicting ancient Nordic Runes to the original 1926 brass letter box in the Lobby, the hotel offers a wonderful combination of style, comfort and modern amenities. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
      "Someone pushed a note through the letter box , calling her terrible names. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker , 29 June 2020",
      "And it was championed by a man who once said women in full-face veils looked like letter boxes . \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 10 Aug. 2019",
      "Those incidents appear in his screenplay, along with bigoted graffiti on the garage door, young boys urinating through the letter box and National Front thugs disrupting a family wedding. \u2014 J.t., The Economist , 15 Aug. 2019",
      "Mail had piled up in the letter box and nobody answered the door. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore And Richard P\u00c9rez-pe\u00d1a, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018",
      "There are also small touches that make the bus feel more like home, including a letter box , comfy pillows, and throw blankets. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 20 Mar. 2018",
      "Ellen notices the letter box is missing the most recent letter. \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 20 Dec. 2017",
      "Christian gets his wallet and phone back by locating the phone\u2019s GPS signal and sticking fliers in the letter boxes of all the apartments in the building. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 25 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1727, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015247",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter carrier":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who delivers mail":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "According to a news release, the letter carrier was at the intersection of West Hinsdale Avenue and South Stough Street at around 1:18 p.m. when confronted with the male suspect who later fled the area in a black 4-door sedan. \u2014 Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
      "The Postal Service asked that when a letter carrier arrives at a residence, dogs should be inside or behind a fence, away from the door or in another room or on a leash. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Guardsmen bring in the mail, along with a letter carrier to deliver it. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
      "The alleged scheme began to unravel last month when authorities began investigating an assault of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier . \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The Postal Service referred questions to the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates letter carrier robberies along with local police departments. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
      "An investigation into the two men began on March 14, when a U.S. Postal Inspector responded to a D.C. apartment building for a report of an assault involving a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier . \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The investigation began when the suspects were witnesses to an assault involving a letter carrier and Postal Inspection Agents interviewed them. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Hand outgoing mail to your letter carrier , or mail it inside at the post office or at a secure receptacle at your place of business. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "mail carrier",
      "mailman",
      "postie",
      "postman"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075805",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter case":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a usually folding leather case for carrying letters":[
        "stuffing my watch, letter case , loose change and handkerchief into my pockets",
        "\u2014 W. J. Locke"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1653, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200751",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter drawer":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a file drawer for letters usually having a partition that can be moved back as correspondence accumulates":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051611",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter founder":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": typefounder":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1611, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234948",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter hand":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a style of medieval handwriting used in public letters":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164122",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter lichen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a lichen (as a member of the genus Graphis ) in which the apothecium assumes a form like written characters":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134615",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letter-perfect":{
    "antonyms":[
      "amiss",
      "bad",
      "censurable",
      "defective",
      "faulty",
      "flawed",
      "imperfect",
      "reproachable"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1823, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02c8p\u0259r-fikt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "absolute",
      "faultless",
      "flawless",
      "ideal",
      "immaculate",
      "impeccable",
      "indefectible",
      "irreproachable",
      "perfect",
      "picture-book",
      "picture-perfect",
      "seamless",
      "unblemished"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085338",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "letterboxed":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": formatted so as to display the full rectangular frame of a wide-screen motion picture":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1982, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from the resemblance of the picture on the TV screen or the bands above and below the picture to slots in a mailbox":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4kst"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164519",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "lettercard":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a postcard that folds and seals like a letter sheet with the message inside":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1870, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably translation of French carte-lettre":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053219",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "lettered":{
    "antonyms":[
      "benighted",
      "dark",
      "ignorant",
      "illiterate",
      "uneducated",
      "unlearned",
      "unlettered",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": inscribed with or as if with letters":[],
      ": learned , educated":[],
      ": of, relating to, or characterized by learning : cultured":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average person probably hasn't heard of him",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or the wobbly- lettered pledge cards, never cashed in, for car washes, back rubs, vacuuming and dish washing. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 6 May 2020",
      "The lettered board was created by Assistant Superintendent Megan Millikin and showcases letters wrapped in individual promise cards. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 22 Nov. 2019",
      "The East Village of Jonathan Larson\u2019s Rent is nonexistent, lettered avenues notwithstanding. \u2014 Lin-manuel Miranda, The Atlantic , 8 Nov. 2019",
      "The sleek, emerald green vehicle, with the E and O missing from the silver- lettered brand name across the hood, exuded historic charm. \u2014 Lisette Poole, Smithsonian , 24 Oct. 2019",
      "While there, his record as a lettered member of the Yale Champion Swimming Team and love of music led to other assignments and travel with the US Army / Europe Swimming Team and the US Army Band in Germany. \u2014 courant.com , 25 July 2019",
      "The incident occurred during a senior picnic at Escondido High School, when students wearing lettered T-shirts stood together to spell out the N-word, according to ABC 10News. \u2014 Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue , 1 Oct. 2018",
      "The pleated green tartan kilt Ms. Plath wore as a Smith College undergraduate, with blue- lettered name tape affixed to the waistband, swished home with A.N. Devers, a writer and rare-books dealer based in North London, for $3,012. \u2014 Kate Bolick, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2018",
      "Loxahatchee Groves Seminole Ridge High School NJHS \u2014 Saturday, April 21: Okeechobee Boulevard on lettered roads, A through F. Coordinator: Loxahatchee Groves Landowners\u2019 Association and Palm Beach County Adopt a Road Program. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com , 10 Apr. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259rd"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "educated",
      "erudite",
      "knowledgeable",
      "learned",
      "literate",
      "scholarly",
      "well-read"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165608",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "letteret":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short letter":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6let\u0259\u00a6ret"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080206",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letterform":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the shape of a letter of an alphabet especially from the standpoint of design or development":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These historians uncovered evidence that the Attic letterform had continued to be used in official documents long after 446 BCE. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Swift Student is a free website that\u2019ll provide students with letterforms to send to financial aid offices based on their personal situation. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "Here are gorgeous, innovative artworks in which the bare minimum of elements (Euclidean geometry, photographs, illustrations and letterforms ) or complex collages incorporating multiple mediums are all naturally synthesized. \u2014 Lance Esplund, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2020",
      "Some advances have been shown directly on the cover, such as a digital letterform in May 1969 (above). \u2014 Nicholas Rougeux, Scientific American , 26 Dec. 2019",
      "Called Stack, the font is built from stacking (clever, right",
      "Here are a couple visual comparisons: Palatino\u2019s letterforms are wider and slightly more rounded than Crimson Text\u2019s. \u2014 Kjell Reigstad, Longreads , 25 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1857, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201200",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "lettergae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": precentor":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1718, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably from let entry 3 + -er + gae ; from the phrase let gae ( the tune ) raise the tune":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6let\u0259r\u00a6g\u0101"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201631",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "letterhead":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the heading at the top of a letterhead":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We changed the design of our letterhead .",
      "They sent her a letter printed on company letterhead .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Some letter were mailed to residents with the unauthorized use of city letterhead and the fraudulent use of Mayor Patrick Cooney\u2019s signature. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
      "Walton is on top of the letterhead , and the day-to-day owners will be his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and her husband, WalMart chairman Greg Penner. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "Lamar announced the arrival of his album with a press release featuring the letterhead of his company pgLang, and signed with his Oklama moniker. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
      "Emails to an address on Sakunda\u2019s letterhead didn\u2019t go through and calls to its office weren\u2019t responded to. \u2014 Felix Njini, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "But the pledge form was printed on letterhead featuring the ACLU\u2019s centennial logo, raising the prospect that it had been created more recently (the group marked its 100-year anniversary in 2020, the same year Depp\u2019s team subpoenaed the ACLU). \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
      "The Supreme Court noted that in his first disciplinary case in 2020, Bowling wrote a letter on his office letterhead asking then-Gov. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022",
      "Lamar quoted the tweet with a link to his Oklama website, which is a blank webpage with two folders, one of which held a scan of a statement on pgLang letterhead . \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "On Monday, Yonkers Police Department tweeted a screenshot of a message with YouTube letterhead on Monday related to surveillance footage of the March 11th hate crime attack involving an alleged career criminal. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02cched"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081721",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "lettering":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": letters used in an inscription":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I couldn't read the sign's lettering .",
      "a sign with gold lettering",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Kennedy administration chose the current color scheme of robin's egg blue and white, with United States of America written along the plane's body in lettering that's said to mirror that of the Declaration of Independence. \u2014 Sara Cook, Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
      "The red border and white lettering provide a colorful contrast. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
      "His foray into art began with a commercial lettering course at the Connecticut League of Art Students, where his teacher, the painter Charles Noel Flagg, recognized his talent and encouraged him to pursue painting. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
      "Officials described the suspect as a Black man with dreadlocks, wearing a blue shirt with white lettering . \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
      "His speech bubbles in the comic are black with white lettering , and the words spoken in those bubbles are a big part of what gives The Sandman its literary flavor. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
      "In a post shared late Saturday, Jussie\u2019s sister and Lovecraft Country star Jurnee Smollett shared an image of a black square featuring only the hashtag #FreeJussie in white lettering . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "When Maryland\u2019s Old Westminster Winery debuted nine years ago, the bottles featured traditional labels with gold-leaf lettering and capsules over the corks. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "This has always been the case, which is why the Board of Supervisors in 2012 required metal plaques with larger lettering than what existed before. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259-ri\u014b"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060947",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "lettering pen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a pen with a nib end especially shaped for forming the thick or thin strokes of letters in calligraphy and freehand lettering":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054736"
  },
  "letterless":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": devoid of correspondence":[],
      ": devoid of inscription":[],
      ": devoid of learning : illiterate":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8let\u0259(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183354",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "letterwood":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the mottled wood of a South American tree ( Brosimum aubletii ) used for veneer":[],
      ": the tree that yields letterwood":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "translation of French bois de lettres ; from the fancied resemblance of its markings to letters of the alphabet":""
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114252",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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  "letup":{
    "antonyms":[
      "break off",
      "break up",
      "cease",
      "close",
      "conclude",
      "dead-end",
      "determine",
      "die",
      "discontinue",
      "elapse",
      "end",
      "expire",
      "finish",
      "go",
      "halt",
      "lapse",
      "leave off",
      "pass",
      "quit",
      "stop",
      "terminate",
      "wind up",
      "wink (out)"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity":[],
      ": cease , stop":[],
      ": to become less severe":[
        "\u2014 used with on"
      ],
      ": to diminish or slow down : slacken":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "the downpour continued for hours without letup",
      "Verb",
      "the rain let up just as we reached the house",
      "the windmill slowed down as the wind let up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Even as Russia stymies Ukrainian ports and seizes farmland, there has been no letup in vessels leaving Russia\u2019s busiest Black Sea grain terminals. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "While the letup in annual inflation may have given President Biden and the Fed a dose of comfort, the overall picture remains worrying. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
      "Likewise, there was little sign of a letup on China\u2019s economically important property sector, where many developers that aren\u2019t state-backed are struggling with a slowdown in sales and a drying-up of funding markets. \u2014 Rebecca Feng And Clarence Leong, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
      "With no letup in the war, the White House has asked Congress for $10 billion in emergency funding, with money going toward humanitarian aid and security needs. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022",
      "Officials said a letup in demand for tests over the summer and fall, despite the rapid spread of the Delta variant, had caused some companies to pull back their manufacturing, which has compounded the current shortages. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond And Kaitlan Collins, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "And, there has been no letup in mass shootings either. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
      "There is no letup in an NBA schedule, and no team will have sympathy for the Pacers (1-4). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
      "1836, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8let-\u02cc\u0259p"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "braking",
      "deceleration",
      "downshift",
      "retardation",
      "slowdown"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065438",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "letterwinged kite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an Australian kite ( Elanus scriptus ) with a black edging on the underwing that resembles the letter M when the bird is in flight":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141739"
  },
  "let off":{
    "type":[
      "phrasal verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to allow (someone) to get off a bus, an airplane, etc.":[
        "Could you let me off (the bus) at the next stop, please",
        "The bus stopped to let off a few passengers."
      ],
      ": to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished":[
        "The police officer let her off with just a warning.",
        "They let him off easy/easily/lightly, if you ask me."
      ],
      ": to cause (something) to explode or to be released in a forceful way":[
        "let off a firecracker",
        "opened the valve to let off pressure"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150159"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun suffix",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to : make":[
        "let me know"
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      ": to give opportunity to or fail to prevent":[
        "live and let live",
        "a break in the clouds let us see the summit",
        "let the opportunity slip"
      ],
      ": to free from or as if from confinement":[
        "let out a scream",
        "let blood"
      ],
      ": to permit to enter, pass, or leave":[
        "let them through",
        "let them off with a warning"
      ],
      ": to offer or grant for rent or lease":[
        "let rooms"
      ],
      ": to assign especially after bids":[
        "let a contract"
      ],
      ": to make an adjustment to":[
        "let out the waist"
      ],
      ": to become rented or leased":[],
      ": to become awarded to a contractor":[],
      ": to hurl an object":[],
      ": to give unrestrained expression to an emotion or utterance":[
        "let fly with some sharp rebukes",
        "\u2014 Janice Castro"
      ],
      ": to relax or release one's hold":[
        "\u2014 used with of let go of stress \u2014 Kathy McCoy let go of my arm"
      ],
      ": to abandon self-restraint : let fly":[
        "spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go",
        "\u2014 David Kline",
        "there just to party, just to let go",
        "\u2014 Philippe Vergne"
      ],
      ": to dismiss from employment":[
        "the firm let him go at the end of the month"
      ],
      ": to fail to take care of : neglect":[
        "let himself go and got real fat",
        "\u2014 Bill Parcells"
      ],
      ": to reveal one's true feelings : act without dissimulation":[],
      ": to subject to vigorous assault":[],
      ": to act without pretense or self-restraint":[],
      ": to utter or release without restraint":[
        "let 'er rip"
      ],
      ": to do or utter something without restraint":[
        "let rip at the press"
      ],
      ": to give away a secret":[],
      ": something that impedes : obstruction":[
        "ruled his little world without hindrance or let",
        "\u2014 B. F. Reilly"
      ],
      ": a shot or point in racket games that does not count and must be replayed":[],
      ": hinder , prevent":[],
      ": small one":[
        "book let"
      ],
      ": article worn on":[
        "wrist let"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "l\u0259t",
      "\u02c8let"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "balk",
      "bar",
      "block",
      "chain",
      "clog",
      "cramp",
      "crimp",
      "deterrent",
      "drag",
      "embarrassment",
      "encumbrance",
      "fetter",
      "handicap",
      "hindrance",
      "holdback",
      "hurdle",
      "impediment",
      "inhibition",
      "interference",
      "manacle",
      "obstacle",
      "obstruction",
      "shackles",
      "stop",
      "stumbling block",
      "trammel"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for let Verb (1) hire , let , lease , rent , charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let , strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. we hired a car for the summer decided to let the cottage to a young couple lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. the diplomat leased an apartment for a year rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. charter a bus to go to the game",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "The first serve was a let .",
      "a private resort that allows vacationers to experience without let the joys of nudism",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "But as leader of the opposition, Mr. Netanyahu refused to let his party or its allies help the coalition pass legislation considered fundamental to state functioning but ideologically difficult for some Arab lawmakers to support. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
      "The newsletter startup Substack has let go 13 of its 90 employees, largely in HR and writer support. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
      "Morello retweeted a fan who said that the one-song playlist was due to the DJs being let go. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
      "Your goal is to never let your potted tomato plants dry out enough to wilt. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
      "In a series of decisions after the August 2020 rolling blackouts, the state water board agreed to let those plants keep operating three more years. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
      "There is literally never a dull Billy Porter red carpet moment \u2014 let this photo be exhibit A. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
      "Garland didn't let his abbreviated career at Vanderbilt keep him from making a statement on draft night. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 25 June 2022",
      "The goal was to let countries restructure debt that typically had less favorable terms with higher grade debt at lower interest. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 24 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English leten , from Old English l\u01e3tan ; akin to Old High German l\u0101zzan to permit, and perhaps to Lithuanian l\u0117nas tranquil":"Verb",
      "Middle English letten , from Old English lettan to delay, hinder; akin to Old High German lezzen to delay, hurt, Old English l\u01e3t late":"Verb",
      "Middle English, from Middle French -elet , from -el , diminutive suffix (from Latin -ellus ) + -et":"Noun suffix"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153852"
  },
  "let's get one thing perfectly clear":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": I want you to understand completely":[
        "\u2014 usually used to express anger Let's get one thing perfectly clear . I want this work finished by this afternoon."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154853"
  },
  "let's roll":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160628"
  },
  "let (something) slide":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to do nothing about (something, such as another person's mistake or bad behavior) : to ignore (something)":[
        "You were late this morning. I'll let it slide this time, but don't let it happen again.",
        "It may be best to let things slide this time."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162249"
  },
  "let well enough alone":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to stop changing something that is already good enough":[
        "I never did learn to let well enough alone ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163140"
  },
  "let (something) slip":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to say (something that one did not want to say) by mistake":[
        "He let slip that he's looking for a better job.",
        "Don't let it slip that we hadn't planned on inviting her."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163239"
  },
  "let (oneself) in for":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause (oneself) to have or experience (something bad or unpleasant)":[
        "She's letting herself in for a lot of trouble/criticism.",
        "When I agreed to help, I didn't know what I was letting myself in for ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-084944"
  },
  "Lett":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": latvian sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8let"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "German Lette , ultimately from Latvian latvis":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164548"
  },
  "let (someone) down easy/gently":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to give someone unpleasant news in a gentle or kind way":[
        "I knew I had to fire her, but I was trying to think of a way to let her down easy ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164724"
  },
  "let bygones be bygones":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to forgive someone for something done or for a disagreement and to forget about it":[
        "I know we've had our fights over the years, but I think it's time we let bygones be bygones ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165232"
  },
  "let it be known":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to tell people (something)":[
        "He let it be known that he intends to run for mayor."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170657"
  },
  "let me think":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172951"
  },
  "let's be honest":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175441"
  },
  "let it go":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to forget or not care about something":[
        "She felt she had been treated wrongly, and she wasn't willing to let it go .",
        "You're late. I'll let it go this time, but it had better not happen again."
      ],
      ": to sell something (for a specified amount)":[
        "The car is probably worth a lot more, but she agreed to let it go for five thousand dollars."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180901"
  },
  "lethal gene":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a gene that in some (such as homozygous) conditions may prevent development or cause the death of an organism or its germ cells":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once mature, the GMO males mate with local wild females, passing along the lethal gene that makes their female offspring die. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "Oxitec researchers then developed a second-generation mosquito with the self-limiting lethal gene that would only last for a few generations. \u2014 Eric Niiler, Wired , 24 Sep. 2020",
      "Oxitec\u2019s latest strain of GM mosquitoes is designed to spread the lethal gene more effectively. \u2014 Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS , 17 Sep. 2019",
      "Shelton is releasing males carrying a lethal gene that eventually kills all female offspring. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 8 Sep. 2017",
      "The lethal gene kills the mosquito in two to three days. \u2014 jsonline.com , 5 Oct. 2017",
      "The lethal gene in an Oxitec mosquito does come from a lab strain of E. coli. \u2014 jsonline.com , 5 Oct. 2017"
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      "town on the Amazon River in southeastern Colombia population 32,700":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205825"
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      "noun phrase"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      ": a process of a court directing a debtor to pay or perform according to the terms of the letters under penalty of being proclaimed an outlaw by the blowing of three blasts upon a horn":[]
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      "horning act of proclaiming a person an outlaw by blowing three blasts upon a horn, from horn (instrument) + -ing":""
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      ": a mineral (NH 4 ) 3 H(SO 4 ) 2 consisting of an acid ammonium sulfate":[]
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      "German letovicit , from Letovice , Czechoslovakia, its locality + German -it -ite":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223542"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223716"
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      "verb"
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      ": to conclude a session or performance":[
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      "1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232146"
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      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "Lett + -ic":""
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        "That's a valuable vase. Let it be ."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035440"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044048"
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      ": a written request from one government or sovereign to another to aid an injured person in seeking redress, with a promise to reciprocate":[],
      ": an instrument by which an inferior court waives jurisdiction over a case and requests a higher court to hear it":[]
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      "Middle English":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053354"
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      ": to allow (someone or something) to move or go freely":[
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        "cattle let loose to graze on the green fields",
        "\u2014 often used figuratively a director who's willing to let her actors loose to interpret their roles however they see fit how to stop the violence that has been let loose on the city"
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      ": a sheet of stationery that can be folded and sealed with the message inside to form its own envelope":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061048"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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      ": to tell something to someone":[
        "Let me know if you're going to the party.",
        "Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help."
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061259"
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  "letterset":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dry offset":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "letter press + off set":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063038"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb"
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      ": to insert or embed in (a surface)":[
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      ],
      ": to involve or commit unfavorably":[
        "the provisions \u2026 could still let us in for trouble",
        "\u2014 Elmer Davis",
        "smiled at all her schemes, little dreaming that \u2026 she was letting him in for some \u00a320,000",
        "\u2014 Elizabeth Montizambert"
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      ": to share information with or allow to participate":[
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        "\u2014 Rex Ingamells"
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      ": shortened and widened by the cutting and sewing in of additional pieces":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065031"
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    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
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      ": a letter addressed by a banker to a correspondent certifying that a person named therein is entitled to draw on the writer's credit up to a certain sum":[],
      ": a letter addressed by a banker to a person to whom credit is given authorizing drafts on the issuing bank or on a bank in the person's country up to a certain sum and guaranteeing to accept the drafts if duly made":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071855"
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  "letterweight":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084437"
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      ": restricted and unregistered stock that may not be sold to the general public without undergoing registration":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085909"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090723"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the process of shortening and widening pelts by cutting in strips and stitching":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092739"
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "definitions":{
      "Letter of Jeremiah":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104332"
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    "type":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105621"
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      ": a genus (the type of the family Lethrinidae) of percoid fishes that are related to those of the family Sparidae from which they are distinguished by possession of a long scaleless snout, are widely distributed in warm southern seas, and include several important food fishes and others which are regarded as dangerously toxic":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": letter of credence":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partial translation of Medieval Latin litterae credentiales":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153035"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155239"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a formal written request by a court or judge to a court or judge in a foreign jurisdiction to summon and cause to be examined a specified witness within its jurisdiction and transmit his testimony for use in a pending action \u2014 compare dedimus":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1760, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162322"
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      ": a writing (as from a sovereign) that confers on a designated person a grant in a form open for public inspection":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the trip, Charles is scheduled to unveil a new eco-friendly train named after Amess and to deliver letters patent to Mayor Margaret Borton, officially designating Southend as a city\u2014the 52nd in all of England. \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 25 Feb. 2022",
      "When the title was granted to Philip, a letters patent was issued by the king, stating that the title would one day be inherited by the duke\u2019s eldest son, Prince Charles \u2014 also next in line to the British throne. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2021",
      "Inside that leather tube were letters patent \u2014the official documents, issued by the monarch, granting her father his title as Viscount Long. \u2014 Helen Lewis, The Atlantic , 14 Nov. 2020",
      "According to King George V\u2019s 1917 letters patent , the oldest son of the Prince of Wales\u2019s oldest son (so Prince George) is entitled to be styled His Royal Highness and a prince. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 18 Apr. 2019",
      "While Charles received the title in 1968 via letters patent , his formal investiture would not take place until the follow year. \u2014 Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country , 5 Mar. 2019",
      "However, Queen issued a special letters patent to include daughters of the Prince of Wales's eldest son ahead of her birth. \u2014 Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping , 24 Apr. 2018"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170127"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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      ": of or relating to the Latvians or their language":[],
      ": latvian sense 2":[]
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      "\u02c8le-tish"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171334"
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    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a form of order dealing only with the broader phases of operations and issued by or to higher commanders for the guidance and control of a large military command":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180642"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to attack, punish, or criticize (someone) in a violent or angry way":[
        "When she found out what they'd been doing, she really let them have it ."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203337"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": letters issued by a government or sovereign to a private person in a private matter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8kl\u014ds"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The letter closes by reminding how all sides of the industry came together to help get the MMA become law. \u2014 Ed Christman, Billboard , 28 Feb. 2019",
      "Fans were hoping that this year's awards circuit could bring Beyonc\u00e9 one letter closer to EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony wins). \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 Sep. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1891, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204710"
  },
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    "type":[
      "combining form"
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      ": Lettish and":[
        "Letto -Lithuanian parentage"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Lett + -o-":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212528"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
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      ": the process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface":[],
      ": text (as of a book) distinct from pictorial illustrations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02ccpres"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The sentences seem to have been composed in lead type and locked into a letterpress . \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
      "Albertine Press, a letterpress facility and retail shop in Cambridge\u2019s Inman Square, sells curated gift boxes, starting at $50, filled with paper goods and other stylish gifts. \u2014 Kim Costigan, BostonGlobe.com , 31 May 2022",
      "Chandler & Price letterpress from Cleveland sits nearby and is used for demonstrations. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "The neighboring studios are used by a ceramist, a glassworker and a letterpress , and there are chickens in the back. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Dec. 2021",
      "Billiter earned a degree in design from the University of Cincinnati\u2019s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning in 2001, then studied screen printing and letterpress in evening classes at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. \u2014 Jeff Suess, The Enquirer , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "This celebration of letterpress and book and paper arts returns as an in-person event that includes hands-on activities, museum tours, vendors and more (an online version is also available). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "Nin, who had bought a letterpress machine and founded the Gemor Press with one of her lovers, Gonzalo More, advised Fredericks to learn the printing trade. \u2014 Benjamin Anastas, The New Yorker , 1 Nov. 2021",
      "The new location will be home to The Press Room, which is a museum, letterpress print show, bar and private event space. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104428"
  },
  "lettre b\u00e2tarde":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Gothic letter with the angles rounded":[],
      ": b\u00e2tarde":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6le\u2027tr\u0259b\u0259\u00a6t\u00e4rd"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, bastard letter":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233553"
  },
  "Lethocerus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of very large predaceous aquatic bugs (family Belostomatidae) \u2014 compare giant water bug":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "l\u0259\u0307\u02c8th\u00e4s\u0259r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from letho- (from Greek l\u0113tho- , from l\u0113th\u0113 forgetfulness) + -cerus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015020"
  },
  "letter post":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a class of mail in the United Kingdom comprising chiefly letters and postcards and corresponding to first-class mail in the U.S.":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024353"
  },
  "letters overt":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": letters patent":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "translation of Anglo-French lettres overtes , translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentes":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1717, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-093823"
  },
  "lethiferous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lethal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)l\u0113\u00a6thif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin lethifer, letifer lethiferous (from letum death + -fer -ferous) + English -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043759"
  },
  "lettre de cachet":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a letter bearing an official seal and usually authorizing imprisonment without trial of a named person":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-tr\u0259-d\u0259-\u02ccka-\u02c8sh\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Sade would remain imprisoned until the Revolution abolished the lettre de cachet in 1790. \u2014 Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books , 12 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, literally, letter with a seal":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1715, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055158"
  },
  "letter rate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the rate of postage for first-class mail":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060533"
  },
  "letterspace":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to insert or leave a space between the letters of (a word)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1901, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062028"
  },
  "letter quality":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": printing produced by a computer printer in solid letters similar to or clearer than those produced by a conventional typewriter":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "letter entry 1 (missive)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1974, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071408"
  },
  "Letter of Jeremiah":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a letter included at the end of Baruch in the Roman Catholic canon, as a discrete book in the Eastern Orthodox canon, and sometimes as a separate book in the Protestant Apocrypha":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation Let Jer",
        "\u2014 see Bible Table"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1735, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075623"
  },
  "let's go":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081513"
  },
  "letter of intent":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a written statement of the intention to enter into a formal agreement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1941, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095052"
  },
  "letter opener":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a device that has a sharp edge or part that is used to cut open envelopes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120316"
  },
  "letterspacing":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": insertion of space between the letters of a word":[],
      ": the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : tracking \u2014 compare kerning":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02ccsp\u0101-si\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a quick example, the letterspacing is a little weird around the number 1. \u2014 Kjell Reigstad, Longreads , 25 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131816"
  },
  "lettuce":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259s"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "I like a little lettuce and tomato on my sandwiches.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Serve the mushrooms on a soft bun with lettuce , tomatoes, and spicy horseradish mayo. \u2014 Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
      "The signature Deluxe Burger features a third of a pound of beef and unless otherwise requested, is served all the way with mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, lettuce , tomato, onion and a slice of American cheese. \u2014 Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al , 28 June 2022",
      "Impossible patty, lettuce , tomato, onions, pickles, Jerrell\u2019s special sauce, plus vegan bacon and jalape\u00f1os). \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Essence , 4 June 2022",
      "Open up wide for the potatoes and Mexican chorizo inside, topped with lettuce , cheese and cream. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
      "Top flautas with shredded lettuce , salsa, a drizzle of crema, and Cotija cheese crumbles. \u2014 Bythe View, ABC News , 5 May 2022",
      "Single and double hamburgers and cheeseburgers are layered with lettuce , onion, tomatoes and pickles, with an even spread of mustard and mayo. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "This local favorite is most famous for its Conquistador, a sandwich on fresh French bread of perfect roast chicken with lettuce and tomato slathered with Zuni\u2019s extra special sauce. \u2014 Margie Goldsmith, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The Flamin\u2019 Hot Chicken Wrap includes FLAMIN\u2019 HOT Cheetos chicken tenders, lettuce , tomato, cheddar and bacon on a spinach tortilla wrap. \u2014 Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic , 5 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English letuse , from Anglo-French letuse , probably from plural of letue lettuce plant, from Latin lactuca , from lact-, lac milk; from its milky juice \u2014 more at galaxy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132918"
  },
  "lethied":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lethean":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "alteration of Lethe + English -ed":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141755"
  },
  "lettre de cr\u00e9ance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": letter of credence":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6le\u2027tr\u0259d\u0259kr\u0101\u00a6\u00e4\u207fs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Middle French, translation of Medieval Latin litterae credentiae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200503"
  },
  "lettsomite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": cyanotrichite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8lets\u0259\u02ccm\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "William G. Lettsom \u20201887 English mineralogist + English -ite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203147"
  },
  "letters":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet":[],
      ": a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization":[],
      ": a written communication containing a grant":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural"
      ],
      ": literature , belles lettres":[],
      ": learning":[],
      ": the strict or outward sense or significance":[
        "the letter of the law"
      ],
      ": a single piece of type":[],
      ": a style of type":[],
      ": the initial of a school awarded to a student for achievement usually in athletics":[],
      ": to set down in letters : print":[],
      ": to mark with letters":[],
      ": to win an athletic letter":[],
      ": one that rents or leases":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8le-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre , from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae , plural, epistle, literature":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1504, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-082657"
  },
  "letter package":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a package sent by international mail at the first-class rate":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121224"
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a river in Hades whose waters cause drinkers to forget their past":[],
      ": oblivion , forgetfulness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u0113-th\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek L\u0113th\u0113 , from l\u0113th\u0113 forgetfulness; akin to Greek lanthanein to escape notice, lanthanesthai to forget \u2014 more at latent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132415"
  },
  "letter paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": paper of a size suitable for writing letters":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1652, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192656"
  },
  "Lethbridge":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city on the Oldman River in southern Alberta, Canada population 83,517":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8leth-(\u02cc)brij"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194232"
  },
  "lethean":{
    "type":[
      "adjective,",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a river in Hades whose waters cause drinkers to forget their past":[],
      ": oblivion , forgetfulness":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u0113-th\u0113"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek L\u0113th\u0113 , from l\u0113th\u0113 forgetfulness; akin to Greek lanthanein to escape notice, lanthanesthai to forget \u2014 more at latent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233351"
  },
  "letter of credence":{
    "type":[
      "noun phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a formal document attesting to the power of a diplomatic agent to act for the issuing government":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013949"
  },
  "letter of advice":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": advice sense 5a":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1622, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030853"
  },
  "lettuce aphid":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an aphid (especially Macrosiphum barri ) that is a pest of lettuce":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044037"
  },
  "lettuce bird":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an American goldfinch ( Carduelis tristis )":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071229"
  },
  "letter missive":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a letter from a superior authority addressed to a particular individual or group and conveying a command, recommendation, permission, or invitation":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English lettres missives, letter missive":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073619"
  },
  "letterman":{
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Waldrep received a standing ovation as he was recognized on the field prior to the game, inducted as an honorary member of the Crimson Tide\u2019s A-Club letterman \u2019s association. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
      "Graduating from Parma High School in 1959 and Miami University in 1964, Masanek was a three-year letterman in Oxford, a two-time Mid-American Conference wrestling runner-up and a two-time collegiate national qualifier. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 30 May 2022",
      "Ridgeway was a four-year letterman in wrestling, winning the state championship his senior year. \u2014 Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "His father was a three-year letterman for the Central Michigan football team in the mid-1990s. \u2014 Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Jackie's penchant for sweater vests and letterman jackets. \u2014 Justine Carreon, ELLE , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "An honorable mention goes to Keys' husband, Swizz Beatz, who wore a coordinating Ralph Lauren Yankees letterman jacket and cap atop his white tuxedo. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 3 May 2022",
      "With Staley calling the shots in a $5,000 letterman jacket, South Carolina took UConn to school on the boards and capped a wire-to-wire run as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press poll. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "With Staley calling the shots in a $5,000 letterman jacket, South Carolina took UConn to school on the boards and capped a wire-to-wire run as the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press poll. \u2014 Austin Knoblauchassistant Editor, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234537"
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