1293 lines
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1293 lines
43 KiB
JSON
{
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"Piacenza":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"commune in northern Italy on the Po River southeast of Milan population 284,616":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"py\u00e4-\u02c8chen-s\u00e4"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082535"
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},
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"piano accordion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an accordion with a keyboard for the right hand resembling and corresponding to the middle register of a piano keyboard":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the first official photo of him in character, shared exclusively with PEOPLE last month, Radcliffe intently plays a piano accordion while in full costume \u2014 glasses, wig and all. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Klezmer orchestra members will include Richard Shapiro on piano accordion , Mike Gold on clarinet, Benny Slapak on guitar, Alexander Mikhaylovsky on violin and Herman Barski on drums. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"In the 1940s and 1950s, the piano accordion (with piano-style keys) had been king, and the company wanted him to bring the instrument\u2019s popularity back. \u2014 Daniel Sheehy, Smithsonian , 22 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083709"
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},
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"piano hinge":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hinge that has a thin pin joint and extends along the full length of the part to be moved":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For larger windows or sliding doors, attach two pieces of plywood together with 2x4's or a piano hinge . \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 6 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112800"
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},
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"pianograph":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a melograph applied to a piano":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0113\u02c8an\u0259\u02ccgraf",
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"-r\u0227f"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"piano entry 3 + -graph":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120146"
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},
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"piano assai":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": very softly":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259\u02c8s\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130143"
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},
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"Piano":{
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"type":[
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"adverb or adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": at a soft volume : soft":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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],
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"Renzo 1937\u2013 Italian architect":[],
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": a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-n\u014d",
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"p\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
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"also -\u02c8\u00e4-",
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Do you play the piano ",
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"He takes piano lessons on Wednesdays.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ariel had always been an amateur music lover, noodling around on the family\u2019s piano and insisting that Yuval (but, for some reason, neither of his siblings) stick with lessons. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2022",
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"The name alludes to four-handed duet pieces played by two people on the same piano , pulling from Acevedo\u2019s musical experience. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
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"His father was a lawyer and amateur violinist, and his mother had taught piano in her youth. \u2014 Tim Page, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
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"Sadly, this option required adding piano black accents, but with the classy brown wood, the concession seemed worth it. \u2014 Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
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"The song features backing vocals and piano from Mineral\u2019s Chris Simpson and guitar and organ from Christie Front Drive\u2019s Kerry McDonald. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
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"After starting behind the piano , Franklin joined the festivities and enthralled the crowd with his high-octane energy and passionate declarations. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
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"This is why John Lennon\u2019s piano sold for over $2 million, and why U.S. Rep. Bob Brady took the glass of water from which Pope Francis had drank during a 2015 address to the U.S. Congress and later shared it with his family. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
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"Robert Glasper got genre-crossing MVP marks for getting in some splendid jazz piano as well as participating in a more straightforward R&B performance. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 20 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, from Latin, level \u2014 more at floor":"Adverb or adjective",
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"Italian, short for pianoforte , from gravicembalo col piano e forte , literally, harpsichord with soft and loud; from the fact that its tones could be varied in loudness":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
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"1772, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-134410"
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},
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"pianola":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": player piano":[
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"\u2026 on my pianola I can test any piece by the simple expedient of seeing it played by any pianist of the first order.",
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"\u2014 Harold Laski , Holmes-Laski Letters, 1916\u201335 , 1953"
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],
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": a deal or hand (as in contract) that offers no difficulty in the play":[],
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": something easy to perform or accomplish : cinch":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccp\u0113\u0259\u02c8n\u014dl\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Pianola , formerly a trademark":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140457"
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},
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"piano legs":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fat or disproportionately thick legs":[
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"some were bowlegged and some were knock-kneed, some had pipestems and some piano legs",
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"\u2014 Esther Forbes"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195421"
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},
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"pia mater":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the thin vascular membrane that invests the brain and spinal cord internal to the arachnoid and dura mater":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u0101t-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8p\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, tender mother":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232211"
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},
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"piacevole":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pleasantly , agreeably":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"py\u00e4\u02c8ch\u0101v\u0259\u02ccl\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from Late Latin placibilis from Latin plac\u0113re to please + -ibilis -ible":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235232"
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},
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"piano":{
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"type":[
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"adverb or adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": at a soft volume : soft":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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],
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"Renzo 1937\u2013 Italian architect":[],
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": a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-n\u014d",
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"p\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
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"also -\u02c8\u00e4-",
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Do you play the piano ",
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"He takes piano lessons on Wednesdays.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ariel had always been an amateur music lover, noodling around on the family\u2019s piano and insisting that Yuval (but, for some reason, neither of his siblings) stick with lessons. \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2022",
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"The name alludes to four-handed duet pieces played by two people on the same piano , pulling from Acevedo\u2019s musical experience. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 July 2022",
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"His father was a lawyer and amateur violinist, and his mother had taught piano in her youth. \u2014 Tim Page, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
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"Sadly, this option required adding piano black accents, but with the classy brown wood, the concession seemed worth it. \u2014 Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
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"The song features backing vocals and piano from Mineral\u2019s Chris Simpson and guitar and organ from Christie Front Drive\u2019s Kerry McDonald. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 28 June 2022",
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"After starting behind the piano , Franklin joined the festivities and enthralled the crowd with his high-octane energy and passionate declarations. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
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"This is why John Lennon\u2019s piano sold for over $2 million, and why U.S. Rep. Bob Brady took the glass of water from which Pope Francis had drank during a 2015 address to the U.S. Congress and later shared it with his family. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
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"Robert Glasper got genre-crossing MVP marks for getting in some splendid jazz piano as well as participating in a more straightforward R&B performance. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 20 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, from Latin, level \u2014 more at floor":"Adverb or adjective",
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"Italian, short for pianoforte , from gravicembalo col piano e forte , literally, harpsichord with soft and loud; from the fact that its tones could be varied in loudness":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
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"1772, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003738"
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},
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"pianofortist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pianist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0113\u02c8an\u0259\u02ccf\u014drt\u0259\u0307st"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025603"
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},
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"piano bar":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bar where there is a piano player who plays music to entertain the customers":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060116"
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},
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"piassava":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several stiff coarse fibers obtained from palms and used especially in cordage or brushes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccp\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8s\u00e4-v\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Portuguese piassaba , from Tupi p\u0268as\u00e1\u03b2a":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-084757"
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},
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"pias":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"piaster , piastre":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090455"
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},
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"pianoforte":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fortepiano":[],
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": piano":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccf\u022fr-t\u0113",
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"-\u02cc\u00e4-",
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u022frt",
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"-\u02cca-n\u0259-\u02c8f\u022fr-t\u0113",
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"-\u02c8\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Metropolitan Museum of Art This pianoforte , made in 1720, is the oldest surviving piano. \u2014 Alexandra Wolfe, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2018",
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"Later, this became the clavichord, then the harpsicord, then the pianoforte , which becomes the piano. \u2014 National Geographic , 11 Dec. 2016"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093227"
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},
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"pial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the pia mater":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0113-",
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"\u02c8p\u012b-\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105328"
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},
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"piacle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sacrificial offering : piaculum":[],
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": offense , sin , crime":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u012b\u0259k\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin piaculum , from piare to appease, atone for":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-113251"
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},
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"pianologue":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a comic monologue accompanied by piano playing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0113\u02c8an\u1d4al\u02cc\u022fg also -\u02cc\u00e4g"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"piano entry 3 + -logue":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-114604"
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},
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"Piaget":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Jean 1896\u20131980 Swiss psychologist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"py\u00e4-\u02c8zh\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134403"
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},
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"pianette":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pianino sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccp\u0113\u0259\u02c8net"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"piano entry 3 + -ette":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134651"
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},
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"piaster":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": piece of eight":[],
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"a monetary subunit of the pound (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria) \u2014 see pound at Money Table":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-st\u0259r",
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"-\u02c8\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French piastre , from Italian piastra thin metal plate, coin, from Latin emplastra, emplastrum plaster":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-140718"
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},
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"piangendo":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": plaintively":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)py\u00e4n\u00a6jen(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from Latin plangendum , gerund of plangere to lament":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143752"
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},
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"Piarist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a religious teaching institute founded at Rome early in the 17th century by St. Joseph of Calasanza":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u012b\u0259r\u0259\u0307st"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from (assumed) New Latin piarista , from piarum (in the phrase patres scholarum piarum fathers of the religious schools) + -ista -ist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150804"
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},
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"piat":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a short-range antitank gun used in the British and Canadian armies weighing 33 pounds and firing a 2.75-pound projectile that explodes on impact with force sufficient to penetrate four inches of tempered armor plate":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u012b\u02ccat"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"p rojector i nfantry a nti t ank":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152834"
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},
|
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"piazza":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an open square especially in an Italian town":[],
|
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": an arcaded and roofed gallery":[],
|
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": veranda , porch":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"sense 1 is usually -\u02c8at-s\u0259",
|
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"-\u02c8\u00e4-",
|
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"p\u0113-\u02c8a-z\u0259",
|
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"-\u02c8\u00e4t-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"gallery",
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"lanai",
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"porch",
|
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"stoop",
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"veranda",
|
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"verandah"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This year's festivities again take place in the central piazza of the stunning Meritage Resort and Spa. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
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"Designed by Louis Kahn for Jonas Salk, who created the polio vaccine, the complex sits on a shelf above the Pacific, a symmetrical white piazza flanked by buildings that are angled like a theater\u2019s wings and bisected by a narrow runnel. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Bucolic marathons are held in spring, with people running up and down the vineyards and then relaxing at the little piazza where villagers once met to chat in the evenings after working in the fields. \u2014 Silvia Marchetti, CNN , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Finish in Covent Garden piazza , with a complimentary glass of bubbles from Floral By Lima and sushi rolls from Sushisamba. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 31 May 2022",
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"The town, organized around a central piazza in the shape of Gucci\u2019s double G logo, features everything from a digital boutique to a cafe where fans of the Italian brand can connect and hang out. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Just off the corner of the piazza is the station at Via Caposcuro. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 7 May 2022",
|
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"Rosewood guests have a unique opportunity to watch the race from a historic palace above Siena\u2019s main piazza , Piazza del Campo. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Ukrainian artists organized their installation around the concept of a piazza , or town square, after seeing how artists express themselves in the public square with the help of social media, even during wartime. \u2014 Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Italian, from Latin platea broad street \u2014 more at place":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155618"
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},
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"Piapoco":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an Arawakan people of the lower Guaviar river in Colombia, South America":[],
|
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": a member of such people":[],
|
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": the language of the Piapoco people":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162807"
|
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},
|
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"piano wire":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steel wire of high tensile strength and evenness of thickness containing 0.75 to 0.85 percent carbon":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from its being used for the strings of pianos":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172558"
|
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},
|
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"Piast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of the first dynasty of Polish rulers that ended with the death of Casimir III in 1370":[],
|
|
": a member of the native Polish nobility":[],
|
|
": a man of purely Polish descent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8py\u00e4st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Piast , legendary peasant who was believed to be the founder of the dynasty in the 9th century":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172804"
|
|
},
|
|
"piatti":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cymbals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8py\u00e4t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, from plural of piatto plate, from piatto flat, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin plattus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185335"
|
|
},
|
|
"Piau\u00ed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"state of northeastern Brazil bordering on the Atlantic Ocean east of the Parna\u00edba River; capital Teresina area 97,134 square miles (251,578 square kilometers), population 3,118,360":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"pyau\u0307-\u02c8\u0113",
|
|
"p\u0113-\u02ccau\u0307-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-011336"
|
|
},
|
|
"piastre":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": piece of eight":[],
|
|
"a monetary subunit of the pound (Egypt, Lebanon, Syria) \u2014 see pound at Money Table":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0113-\u02c8a-st\u0259r",
|
|
"-\u02c8\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French piastre , from Italian piastra thin metal plate, coin, from Latin emplastra, emplastrum plaster":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014510"
|
|
},
|
|
"piano nobile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"Italian noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": noble floor : the principal story of an imposing house":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u014d-n\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113-l\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-045000"
|
|
},
|
|
"piano-violin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a 19th-century keyboard instrument in which pressing a key causes a revolving cylinder to activate a string to produce a sustained tone resembling that of a bowed violin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055135"
|
|
},
|
|
"piazzaed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": furnished with a piazza":[
|
|
"long- piazzaed summer hotel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092054"
|
|
},
|
|
"piano-organ":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": barrel piano":[
|
|
"Those who lend their ears to the strains of the piano-organ will frequently hear played many of the Irish jigs \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Proceedings of the Musical Association , 1908"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092402"
|
|
},
|
|
"piaffer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": piaffe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101114"
|
|
},
|
|
"piannet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": magpie sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from pie entry 1 + Annet , from Ann , feminine name + -et":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101635"
|
|
},
|
|
"piaculum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sacrificial rite by which communion is reestablished between a god and worshiper : an expiatory offering":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u012b\u02c8aky\u0259l\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121317"
|
|
},
|
|
"Piaf":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1915\u20131963 originally Edith Giovanna Gassion French singer":[
|
|
"Edith \\ \u0101-\u200b\u02c8d\u0113t \\"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0113-\u02c8af"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123124"
|
|
},
|
|
"pia family":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": taccaceae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"pia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132742"
|
|
},
|
|
"Piave":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"river 137 miles (220 kilometers) long in northeastern Italy flowing south and southeast into the Adriatic Sea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8py\u00e4-(\u02cc)v\u0101",
|
|
"p\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142750"
|
|
},
|
|
"piaffe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to execute a piaffe":[],
|
|
": a dressage movement consisting of a collected trot executed in place":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8pyaf",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French piaffer , literally, to strut":"Intransitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165855"
|
|
},
|
|
"piano trio":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical composition typically in several movements for piano, violin, and cello":[],
|
|
": an ensemble consisting usually of a pianist, a violinist, and a cellist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092733"
|
|
},
|
|
"pianist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259-nist",
|
|
"p\u0113-\u02c8a-nist",
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259-"
|
|
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Celebrate Dad at the The Black Jockeys Lounge with brunch, mimosas and music by pianist and saxist Andre Wilson (1-4 pm.). \u2014 Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
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"The series continues with a July 7 concert by pianist and his trio, featuring the superb drummer, Clarence Penn, and continues July 16 with saxophonist Joel Frahm and his trio. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"The first effort involved the idea of building an electric bass fiddle that could be played by a pianist . \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Words are intoned over a score credited to sound designer Nick Powell and performed by a pianist (Rebekah Bruce at Sunday\u2019s performance) at the foot of the stage. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Thomas, perhaps the city\u2019s foremost pay-phone ace, is a pianist who runs a Web site called the PayPhone Project. \u2014 Zach Helfand, The New Yorker , 28 May 2022",
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"His grandmother Eleanor Slatkin was the principal cellist with Warner Bros., while his granduncle was a pianist with the studio. \u2014 Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Peggy\u2019s father, Arthur (John Douglas Thompson), owns a pharmacy and her mother, Dorothy (Audra McDonald), is a pianist . \u2014 NBC News , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Today the Supper Club occupies the entire cottage, which Ms. Martin filled with antiques, handmade furniture and paintings by her brother Leslie, who is also a jazz pianist . \u2014 New York Times , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a coin-operated player piano":[]
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"\u02ccp\u0113\u0259\u02c8n\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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"Italian, diminutive of piano":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224617"
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},
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"pianiste":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccp\u0113\u0259\u02c8n\u0113st"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1806, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011330"
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},
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"pianistic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the piano":[],
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": skilled in or well adapted to piano playing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccp\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ni-stik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For devotees of old films, listening to it brings back memories of countless midcentury movie scores that quoted its melodies, and so, by now this music blends redolences of vintage cinematic Americana with grand European pianistic virtuosity. \u2014 Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
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"Frogs croak, a skylark soars above all in dazzling pianistic glitter, grasshopper warblers rattle as their names suggest, and one reed warbler enters into a rapturous contrapuntal duet with another. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Rabinovich is a newcomer to SummerFest and shares many of the pianistic sensibilities of Barnatan: clarity of line, an expressive cantabile tone and a respect for the composer\u2019s intentions. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"His program of four sonatas, composed between 1822 and 1914, represented pianistic romanticism at its most flamboyant. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 23 June 2021",
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"Beus emphasized the romantic impulses of Busoni\u2019s take on Bach, particularly in bold sweeping gestures, powerful chords and use of the sustaining pedal to swirl up an array of pianistic colors. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 9 June 2021",
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"This may have seemed like a bit of a stunt, in that this music is so inherently pianistic . \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 18 Oct. 2020",
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"Wang is not the only young pianistic hotshot giving a recital this week, but Daniil Trifonov\u2019s all-Bach recital at Alice Tully Hall (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.) is sold out; good luck finding a ticket. \u2014 David Allen, New York Times , 27 Feb. 2020",
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"Somehow thrusting through John's pianistic thunder were Dee Murray's bass runs and Nigel Olsson's fine drumming. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 17 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042643"
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},
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"pianism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the art or technique of piano playing":[],
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": the composition or adaptation of music for the piano":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccni-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Musical references abound throughout\u2014to 19th-century pianism \u00e0 la Liszt, to Ravel and Debussy, to Rachmaninoff, Bernstein and Manuel de Falla, and to at least three major film composers: Danny Elfman, Bernard Herrmann and John Williams. \u2014 David Mermelstein, WSJ , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"But as a conductor Schiff affects no airs; his gestural vocabulary feels of a piece with his pianism . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Oct. 2019",
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"Still, Freddy Cole\u2019s raspy voice and muscular pianism are singular hallmarks and explain why listeners still seek him out. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 26 June 2019",
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"The combination of Freddy Cole\u2019s reedy voice and Lionel Cole\u2019s chesty baritone made for a most appealing euphony, accompanied by Freddy Cole\u2019s silvery pianism , Randy Napoleon\u2019s buoyant guitar work and a chugging backbeat from the rest of the band. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
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"Though the evening\u2019s amplification was tilted too heavily toward the piano, affording it excessive prominence in the sound mix, at least Barnatan\u2019s impeccable, delicately nuanced pianism gave listeners plenty to savor. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 17 June 2019",
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"On purely instrumental terms, guitarist Adam Moezinia did much of the heavy lifting here, a necessity in light of Cole\u2019s stripped-down pianism . \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 11 May 2018",
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"But Cole brought a profound sense of longing to his version, his plaintive vocal lines and silvery pianism making the tune an urgent plea, albeit delivered at a decidedly unhurried pace. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 11 May 2018",
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"Here Weiss\u2019 florid pianism , drummer Fludas\u2019 fat downbeats and bassist Vinsel\u2019s sizable tone made for the most vivid statement of the show. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 22 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052157"
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},
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"Piankashaw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an Indian people of southwestern Indiana associated with the Miami":[],
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": a member of the Piankashaw people":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075028"
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},
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"piano score":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a musical score having the separate instrumental parts condensed upon two staffs":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075538"
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},
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"piano player":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pianist":[
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"After I'd made five or six bucks in tips, I'd split with the piano player and give the rest to Mom to hold.",
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"\u2014 Billie Holiday with William Dufty , Lady Sings the Blues , 1956"
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],
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": a 19th-century mechanism for playing a piano that is either built into the piano or housed in a movable cabinet positioned in front of the piano and that uses a set of fingerlike levers activated by a piano roll to depress the keys":[
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"\u2026 an habitu\u00e9 of Lindy's, Hanson's Drugstore and a number of small, dark caves with piano players in them \u2026",
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"\u2014 New York Times Magazine , 22 May 1955"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085805"
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},
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"piacular":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sacrificial , expiatory":[
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"required to make a piacular offering for their sins"
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],
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": requiring expiation : sinful , heinous":[
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"piacular offense"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)p\u012b\u00a6aky\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin piacularis , from piaculum + -aris -ar":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095647"
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},
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"piano roll":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a music roll used in a player piano or piano player (see piano player sense 2 )":[
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"Gershwin had preserved That Old Feeling on the piano roll and his performance was now being rendered posthumously.",
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"\u2014 Ebony , May 1966"
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]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111605"
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},
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"piano quartet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143119"
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},
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"pianistics":{
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"type":[
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"noun plural but sometimes singular in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153228"
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},
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"pianissimo":{
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"type":[
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"adverb or adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": very softly":[
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"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
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],
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": a passage played, sung, or spoken very softly":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccp\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ni-s\u0259-\u02ccm\u014d",
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"\u02ccp\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8ni-s\u0259-(\u02cc)m\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Rorem\u2019s is a simple and ingenious song \u2014 which allows Price to float a high pianissimo , at the end, forever. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"The air was perfumed, and from somewhere overhead, a melody was playing, pianissimo . \u2014 Te-ping Chen, The Atlantic , 11 Dec. 2020",
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"Forget about pianissimo 's complexity; only at Alexa's top volume can the notes even be heard. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 18 Feb. 2020",
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"Her fortissimos were what we\u2019d consider mezzo-fortes from most violinists; some pianissimos were shaded down to near inaudibility. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 9 Feb. 2020",
|
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"The music conveys the plot in a vivid fashion, moving from mysterious pianissimos to quirky, off-balance passages and forceful climaxes. \u2014 Jessica Rudman, courant.com , 7 Dec. 2019",
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"The crucial thing in terms of looking at the score is this pianissimo for the bottom two staves. \u2014 Seth Colter Walls, New York Times , 27 Oct. 2017",
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"His sound is sweet, burnished and perfectly controlled, with a gorgeous pianissimo that is feathery but distinct. \u2014 Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register , 3 Feb. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from piano softly":"Adverb or adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1710, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
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"1781, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165108"
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}
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