1346 lines
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1346 lines
56 KiB
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{
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"Agelacrinites":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Agelacrinitidae) of saclike Devonian echinoderms with five covered food grooves on the oral side":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, from Greek ag\u00e9l\u0113 \"herd, troop\" + New Latin -a- (probably erroneously for -o- -o- ) + -crinites , common element in crinoid genus names (such as Pentacrinites ), from Greek kr\u00ednon \"lily\" + -it\u0113s -ite entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6a-j\u0259-l\u0259-kr\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-t\u0113z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164452",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Agelaius":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of birds (family Icteridae) comprising the red-winged blackbirds":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek agela\u00eeos \"of the herd, gregarious,\" from ag\u00e9l\u0113 \"herd, troop\" (derivative of \u00e1gein \"to lead\") + -aios , adjective suffix":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8l\u0101-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081154",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Agenais":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"ancient region in southwestern France south of P\u00e9rigord; capital Agen":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-zh\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034434",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"age":{
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"antonyms":[
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"develop",
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"grow",
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"grow up",
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"mature",
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"progress",
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"ripen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cultural period marked by the prominence of a particular item":[
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"entering the atomic age"
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],
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": a division of geologic time that is usually shorter than an epoch":[],
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": a long time":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural haven't seen him in ages"
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],
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": a period in history or human progress":[
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"the age of reptiles",
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"the age of exploration"
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],
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": a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature":[
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"the age of Pericles"
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],
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": action : process":[
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"haul age"
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],
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": aggregate : collection":[
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"track age"
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],
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": an advanced stage of life":[],
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": an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual":[],
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": charge":[
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"post age"
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],
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": cumulative result of":[
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"break age"
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],
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": generation":[],
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": house or place of":[
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"orphan age"
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],
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": lifetime":[],
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": one of the stages of life":[],
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": rate of":[
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"dos age"
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],
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": state : rank":[
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"peon age"
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],
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": such as":[
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"the age of Pericles"
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],
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": the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time":[
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"a boy 10 years of age"
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],
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": the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life":[],
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": to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time":[
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"letting cheese age"
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],
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": to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age":[],
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": to bring to a state fit for use or to maturity":[],
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": to cause to become old":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages .",
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"She died tragically at a young age .",
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"The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.",
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"She died at the ripe old age of 90.",
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"The movie appeals to people of all ages .",
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"Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age .",
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"a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11",
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"She became involved with a man twice her age .",
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"The program is for people over age 50.",
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"groups of people classified by race and age",
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"Verb",
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"As he aged he grew more and more bitter.",
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"You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!",
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"His troubles have aged him.",
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"Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.",
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"The wine ages in oak barrels.",
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"The wine is aged in oak barrels.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"My middle-school- age son has a good friend who is transgender. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"Demand for goods and services is up, but the working- age population is not. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Nor was the audience dominated by hysterical teen- age girls. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
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"School- age children may need help understanding what is going on. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
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"Hard, shiny fixtures and surfaces with curving profiles and pod-like swivel chairs add to a space- age feeling, but everything else about the space goes towards a sense of nature and relaxation. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
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"That significantly dropped monthly payments and led to more consumers signing up through Covered California, the insurance marketplace created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act for working- age people who aren\u2019t covered by a health plan at their job. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Leading the charge will be Parliament-Funkadelic veteran and space- age bassist Bootsy Collins, who will grace the stage as the master of ceremonies. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
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"But Sophie Hyde's two-handed chamber piece turns out to be bolder and sweeter and less predictable than that: a tender coming-of-late-middle- age drama with a quietly radical idea of self-acceptance at its center. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Contrary to popular depictions of older people, research has found that as people age , their brains improve in many ways, including in complex problem-solving and emotional skills. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"As people age , their brains naturally lose a tiny amount of gray matter each year, which provides nutrients and energy to the brain. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, The Conversation , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"After discharge, what types of modifications are required to help people age in place moving forward",
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"Heaven Hill will continue to age bourbon at existing locations and the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville will continue to operate at full capacity. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
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"In this child's room designed by Starrett Hoyt Ringbom, the timeless pieces\u2014like the ottoman and floor lamp\u2014give the room a refined edge that will age well. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
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"Characters don\u2019t grow or age or even change clothes. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English agen, derivative of age age entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French aage, age (earlier Old French edage, eage ), from e\u00e9, a\u00e9 \"age, lifetime\" (going back to Latin aet\u0101t-, aet\u0101s, contraction of earlier aevit\u0101s, from aevum \"time, lifetime\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ) + -age -age \u2014 more at aye entry 3":"Noun",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin -\u0101ticum (as in vi\u0101ticum \"provision for a journey\"), neuter of -\u0101ticus, adjective suffix of appurtenance, from -a- (probably generalized from verbal derivatives, as v\u0113n\u0101ticus \"used for hunting,\" from v\u0113n\u0101r\u012b \"to hunt\") + -ticus, borrowed from Greek -tikos, generalized from derivatives of agent nouns (as athl\u0113tik\u00f3s athletic ) from athl\u0113\u0301t\u0113s athlete":"Noun suffix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101j",
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"ij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for age Noun period , epoch , era , age mean a division of time. period may designate an extent of time of any length. periods of economic prosperity epoch applies to a period begun or set off by some significant or striking quality, change, or series of events. the steam engine marked a new epoch in industry era suggests a period of history marked by a new or distinct order of things. the era of global communications age is used frequently of a fairly definite period dominated by a prominent figure or feature. the age of Samuel Johnson",
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"synonyms":[
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"day",
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"epoch",
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"era",
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"period",
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"time"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015706",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun suffix",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"age limit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an age under or over which something can or cannot be done":[
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"The lower age limit for voting is 18."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031001",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"age norm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the norm (as for height, weight, or intellectual achievement) of individuals of a given chronological age":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073003",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"age-harden":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to harden by aging":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114802",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"age-mate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one who is of about the same age as another":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1582, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02ccm\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002628",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"age-old":{
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"antonyms":[
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"modern",
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"new",
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"recent"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having existed for ages : ancient":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02c8\u014dld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aged",
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"ancient",
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"antediluvian",
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"antique",
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"dateless",
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"hoar",
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"hoary",
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"immemorial",
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"old",
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"venerable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045516",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"aged":{
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"antonyms":[
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"young",
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"youthful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": grown old: such as":[],
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": having acquired a desirable quality or undergone an expected and desired change with the passage of time":[
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"aged wine",
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"aged cheese"
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],
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": having attained a specified age":[
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"a man aged 40 years"
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],
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": of an advanced age":[
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"an aged man"
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],
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": typical of old age":[
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"the aged wrinkles in my cheeks",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a group of men aged between 20 and 30",
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"all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The doctor was a middle- aged man with a tidy gray beard and a warm, slightly accented voice. \u2014 New York Times , 15 June 2022",
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"Once upon a time, there was a stereotype for the textbook racist capable of enacting mass violence that typically fit the description of a middle- aged White man. \u2014 Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"Later, Zara notices that a middle- aged man collecting laundry on a nearby rooftop is watching her, a jarring reminder of how a woman exists in external spaces: surveilled, objectified. \u2014 Seemab Gul, The New Yorker , 25 May 2022",
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"An older woman who had paid off her debts didn\u2019t like the idea, while a middle- aged man with children was enthusiastic. \u2014 al , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"An older woman who had paid off her debts didn't like the idea, while a middle- aged man with children was enthusiastic. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"However, these wrinkles are typically deeper, making a proactive revitalizing component essential to every middle- aged man\u2019s skincare routine. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"The resident refused to open the door and told the middle- aged White man with a scruffy beard and hippy clothing to leave. \u2014 Thomas Jewell, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The results suggested some cardioprotective benefit to moderate consumption of Andalusian aged white wine specifically. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from past participle of agen \"to age entry 2 \" (modeled on Anglo-French ag\u00e9 )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101jd for 2",
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"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259d",
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"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259d for 1",
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"\u02c8\u0101jd for sense 1b",
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"\u02c8\u0101jd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aging",
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"ageing",
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"ancient",
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"elderly",
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"geriatric",
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"long-lived",
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"old",
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"older",
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"over-the-hill",
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"senescent",
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"senior",
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"unyoung"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090059",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ageing":{
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"antonyms":[
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"develop",
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"grow",
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"grow up",
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"mature",
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"progress",
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"ripen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cultural period marked by the prominence of a particular item":[
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"entering the atomic age"
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],
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": a division of geologic time that is usually shorter than an epoch":[],
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": a long time":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural haven't seen him in ages"
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],
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": a period in history or human progress":[
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"the age of reptiles",
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"the age of exploration"
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],
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": a period of time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature":[
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"the age of Pericles"
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],
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": action : process":[
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"haul age"
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],
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": aggregate : collection":[
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"track age"
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],
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": an advanced stage of life":[],
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": an individual's development measured in terms of the years requisite for like development of an average individual":[],
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": charge":[
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"post age"
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],
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": cumulative result of":[
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"break age"
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],
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": generation":[],
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": house or place of":[
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"orphan age"
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],
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": lifetime":[],
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": one of the stages of life":[],
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": rate of":[
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"dos age"
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],
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": state : rank":[
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"peon age"
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],
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": such as":[
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"the age of Pericles"
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],
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": the length of an existence extending from the beginning to any given time":[
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"a boy 10 years of age"
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],
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": the period contemporary with a person's lifetime or with his or her active life":[],
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": to acquire a desirable quality (such as mellowness or ripeness) by standing undisturbed for some time":[
|
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"letting cheese age"
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],
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": to become old : show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age":[],
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": to bring to a state fit for use or to maturity":[],
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": to cause to become old":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages .",
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"She died tragically at a young age .",
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"The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.",
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"She died at the ripe old age of 90.",
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"The movie appeals to people of all ages .",
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"Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age .",
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"a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11",
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"She became involved with a man twice her age .",
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"The program is for people over age 50.",
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"groups of people classified by race and age",
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"Verb",
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"As he aged he grew more and more bitter.",
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"You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!",
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"His troubles have aged him.",
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"Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.",
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"The wine ages in oak barrels.",
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"The wine is aged in oak barrels.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"My middle-school- age son has a good friend who is transgender. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"Demand for goods and services is up, but the working- age population is not. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Nor was the audience dominated by hysterical teen- age girls. \u2014 E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker , 21 June 2022",
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"School- age children may need help understanding what is going on. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
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"Hard, shiny fixtures and surfaces with curving profiles and pod-like swivel chairs add to a space- age feeling, but everything else about the space goes towards a sense of nature and relaxation. \u2014 J. George Gorant, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
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"That significantly dropped monthly payments and led to more consumers signing up through Covered California, the insurance marketplace created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act for working- age people who aren\u2019t covered by a health plan at their job. \u2014 Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Leading the charge will be Parliament-Funkadelic veteran and space- age bassist Bootsy Collins, who will grace the stage as the master of ceremonies. \u2014 al , 20 June 2022",
|
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"But Sophie Hyde's two-handed chamber piece turns out to be bolder and sweeter and less predictable than that: a tender coming-of-late-middle- age drama with a quietly radical idea of self-acceptance at its center. \u2014 Kristen Baldwin, EW.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Contrary to popular depictions of older people, research has found that as people age , their brains improve in many ways, including in complex problem-solving and emotional skills. \u2014 Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"As people age , their brains naturally lose a tiny amount of gray matter each year, which provides nutrients and energy to the brain. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, The Conversation , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Our lab\u2019s work demonstrates that as people age , the brain thinks and processes information differently. \u2014 Jessica Bernard, Scientific American , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"After discharge, what types of modifications are required to help people age in place moving forward",
|
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"Heaven Hill will continue to age bourbon at existing locations and the Bernheim Distillery in Louisville will continue to operate at full capacity. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 6 June 2022",
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"In this child's room designed by Starrett Hoyt Ringbom, the timeless pieces\u2014like the ottoman and floor lamp\u2014give the room a refined edge that will age well. \u2014 Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful , 31 May 2022",
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"Characters don\u2019t grow or age or even change clothes. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English agen, derivative of age age entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French aage, age (earlier Old French edage, eage ), from e\u00e9, a\u00e9 \"age, lifetime\" (going back to Latin aet\u0101t-, aet\u0101s, contraction of earlier aevit\u0101s, from aevum \"time, lifetime\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity ) + -age -age \u2014 more at aye entry 3":"Noun",
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin -\u0101ticum (as in vi\u0101ticum \"provision for a journey\"), neuter of -\u0101ticus, adjective suffix of appurtenance, from -a- (probably generalized from verbal derivatives, as v\u0113n\u0101ticus \"used for hunting,\" from v\u0113n\u0101r\u012b \"to hunt\") + -ticus, borrowed from Greek -tikos, generalized from derivatives of agent nouns (as athl\u0113tik\u00f3s athletic ) from athl\u0113\u0301t\u0113s athlete":"Noun suffix"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101j",
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"ij"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for age Noun period , epoch , era , age mean a division of time. period may designate an extent of time of any length. periods of economic prosperity epoch applies to a period begun or set off by some significant or striking quality, change, or series of events. the steam engine marked a new epoch in industry era suggests a period of history marked by a new or distinct order of things. the era of global communications age is used frequently of a fairly definite period dominated by a prominent figure or feature. the age of Samuel Johnson",
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"synonyms":[
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"day",
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"epoch",
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"era",
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"period",
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"time"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052007",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun suffix",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ageism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"He accused his former employer of ageism when he lost his job to a younger man.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Unemployed workers in their 50s and 60s typically have a harder time finding jobs than their younger counterparts, because of ageism and other factors. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
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"For a country with such a large elder population, why is there ageism and neglect",
|
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"Finally, ageism persists because there has not yet been a large-scale grass-roots movement to fight it. \u2014 Bonnie Marcus, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some recruiters have suggested that to avoid ageism , Nieva-Woodgate tweak her r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and LinkedIn page to display only the last 10 to 15 years of her experience. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"According to the World Health Organization, ageism is the most widespread and socially accepted prejudice. \u2014 Bonnie Marcus, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Another famous face from the world of fashion had similar sentiments on ageism last week, when Parsons caught up with Brinkley's fellow supermodel Paulina Porizkova. \u2014 Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Movie for Grownups program works to fight industry ageism , a theme that was reflected in winners\u2019 acceptance speeches. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Employers can\u2019t legally reject applicants based on their age, but ageism can arise subtly in job postings and the algorithms that screen them. \u2014 WSJ , 22 Feb. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1969, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"age entry 1 + -ism (as in racism )":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0101-(\u02cc)ji-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182625",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"agelast":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who never laughs":[
|
|
"And in the Essay on Comedy he did at least remind us that in scholarship and in literature, or indeed in any of the circumstances of our mortal careers, the final word should not be with the agelast , the one who never laughs.",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Franko Goldman , American Scholar , Winter 1966\u201367"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French agelaste (Rabelais), borrowed from Greek ag\u00e9lastos \"not laughing, grave, gloomy,\" from a- a- entry 2 + gelast\u00f3s , verbal adjective of gel\u00e2n \"to laugh\"":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-j\u0259-\u02cclast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002059",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ageless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not growing old or showing the effects of age":[],
|
|
": timeless , eternal":[
|
|
"ageless truths"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The movie retold an ageless legend.",
|
|
"a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ordinarily that would have meant communing with my wardrobe, weeding out nonessentials, planing my skin to ageless perfection, trimming overgrown hair, tending to visible roots and trying to stick with a diet of ripe avocados and sprouts. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"This kind of sound is sort of timeless, ageless and trendless, and that excited me. \u2014 Gail Mitchell, Billboard , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Retinol Derivatives of vitamin A get converted by skin enzymes into retinoic acid, which boosts collagen and increases cell turnover for a smooth and ageless complexion. \u2014 Essence , 20 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The day after Gucci's 2020 cruise show (which got political with pro-choice fashion pieces), the brand announced its inclusive, genderless and ageless fragrance called Me",
|
|
"The top three finishers show the ageless nature of sled dog racing. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Indeed, committed transhumanists believe in their ageless post-human future with a fervor that borders on fundamentalist religion. \u2014 Wesley J. Smith, National Review , 22 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The ageless appeal of Legos is something that Mark Larson can attest to as well. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Grace and Frankie HOW/WHEN & WHERE TO WATCH: Streaming on Netflix Season Premiere The gals are back once again for more ageless adventures with the sixth season of Grace and Frankie on Netflix. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 15 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"age entry 1 + -less":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101j-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"perennial",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"undying"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090445",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agelicism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the doctrine that holds that society completely determines the thoughts, feelings, and acts of individuals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1955, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek agelik\u00f3s \"of the herd\" (from ag\u00e9l\u0113 \"herd\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 ) + -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8je-l\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231919",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agelong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lasting for an age : everlasting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"age entry 1 + long entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02ccl\u022f\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175034",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved : instrumentality":[
|
|
"communicated through the agency of the ambassador"
|
|
],
|
|
": an administrative division (as of a government)":[
|
|
"the agency for consumer protection"
|
|
],
|
|
": an establishment engaged in doing business for another":[
|
|
"an advertising agency"
|
|
],
|
|
": the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power : operation":[],
|
|
": the office or function of an agent (see agent sense 4 )":[],
|
|
": the relationship between a principal and that person's agent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the federal agency in charge of printing money",
|
|
"The employment agency helps those who have been recently laid off find jobs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CBS News that his agency is engaging with the airlines every day on being more reliable. \u2014 Errol Barnett, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Pistons re-signed 23-year-old big man Marvin Bagley III to a three-year, $37.5 million contract Thursday, league sources confirmed to the Free Press, on Day 1 of NBA free agency . \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Miles Bridges was arrested in California on the eve of NBA free agency after a warrant was issued, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. \u2014 Steve Reed, ajc , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"On the eve of NBA free agency , a pair of superstars declined the player options on the final years of their contracts to become unrestricted free agents. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The move is just the latest to re-shape the roster on a busy first day of NBA free agency . \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The report comes exactly one week after the agency reported a spike of 1,434 cases, which was then the four-month high. \u2014 Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Earlier this month, Russian state media agency TASS reported that a court has ruled to keep Brittney in custody through at least July 2. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"As of June 29, the U.N. refugee agency reported the cumulative number of crossings from Ukraine into neighboring countries had reached more than 8.4 million. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ag(ent) + -ency , perhaps after Medieval Latin agentia, derivative of agent-, agens agent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259n-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"bureau",
|
|
"department",
|
|
"desk",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"office",
|
|
"service"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064806",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agency shop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an establishment in which the union serves as the agent for and receives dues and assessments from all employees in the bargaining unit regardless of union membership":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Yet, if the court strikes down mandatory agency shop fees, a teacher is faced with an entirely different incentive. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 1 June 2018",
|
|
"The agency shop for public unions was challenged in the 1977 Supreme Court case of Abood v. Detroit Board of Education , which issued a divided verdict. \u2014 Richard A. Epstein, Newsweek , 23 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1946, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004406",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agency tariff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tariff issued on behalf of two or more carriers by an authorized agent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103339",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agencywide":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": extended or existing throughout an agency":[
|
|
"Many individual humanitarian organizations are seeking to familiarize far-flung personnel with each other's work and to cultivate more agencywide team effort.",
|
|
"\u2014 Larry Minear , The Humanitarian Enterprise , 2002"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259n(t)-s\u0113-\u02ccw\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023543",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agenda":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a list or outline of things to be considered or done":[
|
|
"agendas of faculty meetings"
|
|
],
|
|
": an underlying often ideological plan or program":[
|
|
"a political agenda"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The committee set the agenda for the next several years of research.",
|
|
"There are several items on the agenda for tonight's meeting.",
|
|
"What's the first item on the agenda ",
|
|
"Such an idea has been high on the political agenda for some time.",
|
|
"He wants to push his own agenda no matter what the others say.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Then, negotiations over Biden\u2019s broader domestic agenda stalled, only to collapse altogether in December. \u2014 Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"There are many reasons lawmakers should prioritize child-care funding, particularly as congressional Democrats take a final stab at passing a portion of President Biden\u2019s legislative agenda before the midterm elections. \u2014 Elliot Haspel, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The security assessment is updated roughly every decade to reset the West\u2019s security agenda . \u2014 Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"In an interview on Swedish television, a former NATO official, Stephanie Babst, said that Mr. Erdogan\u2019s real agenda is domestic. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The plan, unveiled Tuesday as part of the administration\u2019s agenda of regulatory actions, likely wouldn\u2019t take effect for several years. \u2014 Jennifer Maloney, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"That scenario would have the power to derail Macron\u2019s domestic agenda . \u2014 Thomas Adamson, ajc , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The president\u2019s agenda in Riyadh also runs deeper than just oil. \u2014 Michael A. Cohen, The New Republic , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The outcome will directly impact Biden\u2019s legislative agenda for the remaining two years of his term. \u2014 Zack Friedman, Forbes , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from plural of agendum or its Latin source, taken as a singular noun":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8jen-d\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calendar",
|
|
"docket",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"schedule",
|
|
"timetable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041814",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agendum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": agenda":[],
|
|
": an item on an agenda":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Medieval Latin, in plural, \"order of worship, list of matters to be dealt with (by an assembly), proceedings, affairs,\" from gerundive of Latin agere \"to drive, do, carry out\" \u2014 more at agent":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8jen-d\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125808",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agene":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": commercially produced nitrogen trichloride for use in bleaching and aging flour":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Agene , a trademark":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101-\u02ccj\u0113n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033001",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"agenesis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lack or failure of development (as of a body part)":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Domenech\u2019s brother Colin, who turns 28 on April 30, was born without the band of white matter that connects the two hemispheres in the brain, a condition called agenesis of the corpus callosum. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The men had been sharing their own struggles with depression and Cooper Jones, who was born with a rare congenital condition called sacral agenesis , began to feel a moment of connection. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"When Blake was 4, she was diagnosed with sacral agenesis , a form of spina bifida. \u2014 Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The medical name for my disability is sacral agenesis . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Sometimes embryonic kidney cells fail to develop, a condition called renal agenesis . \u2014 Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"Dave was born with sacral agenesis , a congenital condition in which the lowest portion of the spine that forms the joint with the hips fails to develop. \u2014 Richard Sandomir, New York Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
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"The 16-year-old, who was born with a rare congenital disorder known as agenesis of the corpus callosum, made a big basket in the game that Legend won 46-32. \u2014 Joe Rubino, The Denver Post , 21 Feb. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"a- entry 2 + genesis , on the model of French ag\u00e9n\u00e9sie":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8jen-\u0259-s\u0259s",
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"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8je-n\u0259-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114221",
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"type":[
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]
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},
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"agenetic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": nongenetic":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"a- entry 2 + genetic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6\u0101-j\u0259-\u00a6ne-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172333",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"agent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a business representative (as of an athlete or entertainer)":[
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"a theatrical agent"
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],
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": a chemically, physically, or biologically active principle":[
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"an oxidizing agent"
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],
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": a computer application designed to automate certain tasks (such as gathering information online)":[],
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": a means or instrument by which a guiding intelligence achieves a result":[],
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": a representative, emissary, or official of a government":[
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"crown agent",
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"federal agent"
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],
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": one engaged in undercover activities (such as espionage) : spy":[
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"a secret agent"
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],
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": one that acts or exerts power":[],
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": one who is authorized to act for or in the place of another: such as":[],
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": something that produces or is capable of producing an effect : an active or efficient cause":[
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"Education proved to be an agent of change in the community."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.",
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"the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Because there is a low inventory of residential properties for sale in Avon, the listing agent recommends making an appointment as soon as possible to see this home. \u2014 Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant , 25 June 2022",
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"The recipe for cement requires lots of a key ingredient called clinker, the crumbly binding agent in the entire mixture. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"The real estate agent for the property initially didn\u2019t want to report the incident, but decided to after graffiti with a racial slur appeared on the garage. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"According to the listing agent and numerous publications, the house was previously rented by singer, actress and dancer Jennifer Lopez for $130,000 per month. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
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"The identity of the agent involved and the nature of the deadly altercation was not immediately disclosed by authorities. \u2014 Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
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"There is the herb doctor peddling cures; the cosmopolitan selling charity as confidence; and the agent of the Philosophical Intelligence Office, whose trick is pressing youth into work. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"When one of the officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety arrived 20 minutes after Ramos entered the school, the agent asked whether children were still inside, according to the Tribune. \u2014 Timothy Bella, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The hopefuls who sign with the same agent \u2014 in Williams\u2019s case, Jeff Schwartz at Excel Sports Management \u2014 can become a team of their own. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, \"force capable of acting on matter,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin agent-, agens \"something capable of producing an effect, person authorized to act for another,\" going back to Latin, present participle of agere \"to drive (cattle), ride (a horse), be in motion, do, perform, transact,\" going back to Indo-European *h 2 eg\u0301- \"drive,\" whence Sanskrit ajati \"(s/he) drives,\" Greek \u00e1gein \"to lead, carry off,\" Armenian acem \"(I) lead,\" Old Irish ad- aig \"drives, impels,\" Old Norse aka \"to travel in a vehicle\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"agency",
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"instrument",
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"instrumentality",
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"machinery",
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"means",
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"medium",
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"ministry",
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"organ",
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"vehicle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165330",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"agent cipher":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a cipher adapted for use in espionage":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233946",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
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|
]
|
|
},
|
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"agent code":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a code adapted for use in espionage":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073447",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"agent de change":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of the board of licensed brokers who form the official bourse in France and some other European countries":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from French, \"agent of the exchange\"":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00e4-zh\u00e4\u207f-d\u0259-\u02c8sh\u00e4\u207fzh"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114722",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"age-group":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a segment of a population that is of approximately the same age or is within a specified range of ages":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0101j-\u02ccgr\u00fcp"
|
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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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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144018"
|
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},
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"age-grade":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a group of persons of the same sex and approximately the same age having certain definite duties and privileges in common and constituting a division of a tribe or society":[],
|
|
": a stage (as boyhood, adolescence, or manhood) through which an age-grade passes":[],
|
|
": to grade by age or organize by age-grades":[
|
|
"an age-graded tribe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1922, in the meaning defined above":"Transitive verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152423"
|
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},
|
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"age difference":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the amount by which ages are different":[
|
|
"There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children."
|
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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":"20220708-165650"
|
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},
|
|
"age-related macular degeneration":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": macular degeneration that affects the elderly in either a slowly progressing form marked especially by the accumulation of yellow deposits in and thinning of the macula or in a rapidly progressing form marked by scarring produced by bleeding and fluid leakage below the macula":[
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation AMD"
|
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Quitting lowers the risk of not only lung and heart disease but also age-related macular degeneration , cataracts and optic nerve damage. \u2014 Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping , 13 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175605"
|
|
},
|
|
"ageratum blue":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": flossflower blue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181319"
|
|
},
|
|
"age of consent":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-k\u0259n-\u02c8sent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1504, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012656"
|
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},
|
|
"ageratum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-t\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Flowers to start from seed now include cannabis (autoflowers are best for Alaska), cosmos, snaps, ageratum , seed dahlias, godetia, aster, celosia, malva, salvia, lupine, brachyscome, dianthus, stock (seeds need light) and lockspar. \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The 100-acre farm boasts 6 acres of annuals and perennials, from popular standbys (dahlias, zinnias and sunflowers) to dozens of others like dianthus, hellebores, ageratum and dill. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 16 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The flowers look very similar, thus the common name hardy or wild ageratum . \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 21 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Hardy ageratum is a native perennial that can be overly aggressive and grow up to three feet in height. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 21 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Flowers to start from seed: Cannabis, cosmos, snaps, ageratum , seed dahlias, godetia, aster, celosia, malva, salvia, lupine, Achimenes (tubers), brachyscome (15C), dianthus (5), stock(10L), lockspar (20C). \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from New Latin (Linnaeus), going back to Latin ageraton (Pliny), a plant, perhaps Achillea ageratum, borrowed from Greek ag\u0113\u0301raton (Dioscorides), from neuter of ag\u0113\u0301ratos \"ageless, undecaying,\" from a- a- entry 2 + -g\u0113ratos, derivative from the base of g\u00earas \"old age\" \u2014 more at geronto-":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1737, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063008"
|
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},
|
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"agent-general":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-j\u0259nt-\u02c8jen-r\u0259l",
|
|
"-\u02c8je-n\u0259-r\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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"1669, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133237"
|
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},
|
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"age of reason":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the time of life when one begins to be able to distinguish right from wrong":[]
|
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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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"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133636"
|
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},
|
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"Age of Man":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quaternary":[]
|
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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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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174015"
|
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},
|
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"age spots":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun plural",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": benign flat spots of dark pigmentation on the skin (as from exposure to the sun) occurring especially among older 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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Upgrade your routine with a cream made to address signs of aging like fine lines and wrinkles, dull skin, and age spots . \u2014 Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Commonly AHAs are utilized for exfoliation, face brightening, treating acne, stimulating collagen, and even diminishing age spots or scars. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"For aging skin and anti-aging: Dermatologist go-to's for smoothing wrinkles and reducing age spots include retinol, peptides and glycolic acid. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Signs of aging can manifest themselves in a multitude of ways: Fine lines, wrinkles, age spots , uneven skin tone, dry skin, visible pores, dullness, etc. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
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"After just two weeks of use, 66% of users reported their age spots , dark spots or other areas of pigmentation were visibly reduced and 72% said their skin tone was more even after four weeks, according to GH Beauty Lab data evaluation. \u2014 Nicole Saporita, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
|
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"By increasing Collagen and tissues, it is sought out by consumers aiming to smooth out skin and reduce the appearance of damage from age spots , acne and dreadful wrinkles. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Similarly to the face and body, your hands can experience signs of aging too, from wrinkles to age spots ; a hand cream formulated for more youthful-looking skin would be a key addition to your skin-care routine. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 8 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191756"
|
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},
|
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"age score":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a test score translated into terms of a scale of age norms":[]
|
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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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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210302"
|
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},
|
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"age-worthy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": able to improve in taste and quality through aging : suitable for aging":[
|
|
"Yountville is known for age-worthy Cabernets with big tannins.",
|
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"\u2014 Jennifer D. Frank , Wine at Your Fingertips , 2008",
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