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{
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"wampum":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": beads of polished shells strung in strands, belts, or sashes and used by North American Indians as money, ceremonial pledges, and ornaments":[],
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": money":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Nowashe will also be welcoming Indigenous presenters, Miciah and Taylor Stasis (Herring Pond Wampanoag), who will be exploring various weaving techniques, and the history and significance of wampum . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 1 June 2022",
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"Prior to 1652, New England settlers used coins from various European countries, along with wampum made from shells, as currency. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2021",
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"Big Chief Chop-a-lot protects Atlanta\u2019s steaming pile of wampum . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Oct. 2021",
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"In thinking about oyster shells, Michelson reflected on the cultural history of shells in Native art, from abalone jewelry to wampum belts used for diplomacy and incorporating hundreds of tiny shells. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"Thomas, 31, was surprised with the award, presented with a medallion and a handcrafted, traditional wampum , a blue necklace made with shells, after the final regular season game, the Suns\u2019 84-64 victory over Atlanta. \u2014 Dom Amore, courant.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
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"They were also used to make decorative wampum beads. \u2014 Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY , 22 May 2021",
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"One item from the 1680s, a 26-inch wampum belt made of animal hide, glass and shell beads, is said to have been a gift to William Penn, the city\u2019s founder, from a chieftain of the local Lenape tribe. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"Two portraits of Lenape chieftains hanging above the wampum belt come from the 1730s, when William Penn was long dead and a questionable treaty had taken substantial land from the tribe. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 2 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1636, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"short for wampumpeag":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bread",
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"bucks",
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"cabbage",
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"cash",
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"change",
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"chips",
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"coin",
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"currency",
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"dough",
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"gold",
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"green",
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"jack",
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"kale",
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"legal tender",
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"lolly",
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"long green",
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"loot",
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"lucre",
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"money",
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"moola",
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"moolah",
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"needful",
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"pelf",
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"scratch",
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"shekels",
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"sheqels",
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"shekelim",
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"shekalim",
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"sheqalim",
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"tender"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071340",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wamara":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tree ( Swartzia tomentosa ) of British Guiana":[],
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": the very hard purplish black wood of the wamara that has a straight fine uniform grain and is used for various purposes but sparingly because of the difficulty of working it":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4m\u0259r\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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"Arawak":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081411"
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},
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"wambenger":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a widely distributed Australian pouched mouse ( Phascogale penicillata )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wam\u02ccbe\u014bg\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112411"
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},
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"WAM":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"words a minute":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134513"
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},
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"wamble":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to feel nausea":[],
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": rumble sense 1":[],
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": to move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion":[],
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": a wambling especially of the stomach":[],
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": a reeling or staggering gait or movement":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4m-b\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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"Middle English wamlen ; akin to Danish vamle to become nauseated, Latin vomere to vomit \u2014 more at vomit":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140151"
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},
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"wamble-cropped":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"wamble entry 2 + crop (stomach) + -ed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193059"
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},
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"wambliness":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being wambly":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-bl\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
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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":"20220711-204834"
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},
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"wambling":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to feel nausea":[],
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": rumble sense 1":[],
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": to move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion":[],
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": a wambling especially of the stomach":[],
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": a reeling or staggering gait or movement":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4m-b\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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"Middle English wamlen ; akin to Danish vamle to become nauseated, Latin vomere to vomit \u2014 more at vomit":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010054"
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},
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"wambly":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-li",
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"-bl\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"wamble entry 2 + -y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113058"
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},
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"wame":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": belly":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101m"
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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, alteration of wamb \u2014 more at womb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122242"
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},
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"Wampanoag":{
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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 an American Indian people of Rhode Island east of Narragansett Bay and neighboring parts of Massachusetts":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4g",
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"\u02ccw\u022fm-",
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"\u02ccw\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02c8n\u014d-(\u02cc)ag",
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"\u02c8w\u00e4m-p\u0259-\u02ccn\u022fg"
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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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"Narragansett, literally, easterners":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133037"
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},
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"wampee":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pickerelweed sense 1":[],
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": arrow arum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"w\u00e4m\u02c8p\u0113 also w\u022fm-"
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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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"of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick wampan, w\u00f3mpi white, Shawnee wapa":"Noun",
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"Chinese (Pekingese) huang 2 -p'i 2 , from huang 2 yellow + p'i 2 skin":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144738"
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},
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"wampish":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": fluctuate , swing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wampish"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145648"
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}
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} |