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2309 lines
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{
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"Asterotheca":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a form genus of Paleozoic fossil ferns based on the sporangia which are grouped in a circular sorus":[]
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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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"New Latin, from aster- + -theca":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105757",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asteroxylaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of Paleozoic plants (order Psilophytales) having a xylem that is star-shaped in cross section":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Asteroxylon , type genus (from aster- + -xylon ) + -aceae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccast\u0259\u02ccr\u00e4ks\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103333",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Asteroxylon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of Paleozoic plants (family Asteroxylaceae ) having a single star-shaped vascular strand in the shoot":[]
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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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"New Latin, from aster- + -xylon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8r\u00e4ks\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035250",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Asterozoa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a subphylum of echinoderms comprising the starfishes ( Asteroidea ) and brittle stars (Ophiuroidea)":[]
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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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"New Latin, from aster- + -zoa":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccast\u0259r\u0259\u02c8z\u014d\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223615",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"aster leafhopper":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": six-spotted leafhopper":[]
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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":"20220707-090810",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aster purple":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a deep purplish red that is bluer and deeper than American beauty, redder and duller than magenta (see magenta sense 2a ), and bluer and less strong than hollyhock":[]
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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":"20220707-071920",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"aster yellows":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a widespread disease affecting more than 40 families of plants, characterized especially by yellowing and stunting, and caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by leafhoppers":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Stunted growth, yellowing leaves and distorted blooms that remain green suggest the presence of a virus-like disease called aster yellows . \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 27 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1907, 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":"20220706-170343",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"asterionella":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a diatom of the genus Asterionella":[],
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": a small genus of narrowly linear diatoms (family Fragilariaceae) arranged in stellate free-floating colonies and often causing geraniumlike or fishy odors in public water supplies":[]
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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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"New Latin, from Greek asterion (neuter of asterios starry) + New Latin -ella":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182045",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asterisk":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": someone or something considered too minor for prominent mention : footnote":[
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"At fifty-four, he had followed war from the hills of Italy to the islands of the Pacific to the mountains of Korea, and countless other places already becoming asterisks in the history books.",
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"\u2014 William Prochnau"
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],
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": the character * thought of as being appended to something (such as an athletic accomplishment included in a record book) typically in order to indicate that there is a limiting fact or consideration which makes that thing less important or impressive than it would otherwise be":[
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"But the men's triumph came with an asterisk : The Soviets, three-time gold medalists, had boycotted the Games.",
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"\u2014 Brad Young"
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],
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": the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark, as an indication of the omission of letters or words, to denote a hypothetical or unattested linguistic form, or for various arbitrary meanings":[],
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": to mark with an asterisk : star":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But lately when Hamlin scribbles that date on charts, there\u2019s an unwritten asterisk . \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"For those elements with an asterisk after them, at least one member of the healthcare organization (internal customer) is also involved. \u2014 Howard Rosen, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"The Radavist both made Instagram posts announcing the new FKT without adding an asterisk , prompting Schilling\u2019s announcement. \u2014 Abigail Barronian, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
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"Without no asterisk ' 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers (Ranked 35th) \u2013 Beat Suns in 1980 conference semifinals in five. \u2014 Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
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"But down at the very bottom was drums, with an asterisk that the parents didn\u2019t have to buy the drums, just the sticks. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
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"With the understanding that cancer always carries an asterisk , that\u2019s exactly what Price-Miller has done. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 21 May 2022",
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"But now his treatise comes with a prickle, an asterisk . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
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"The Browns, of course, beat them twice -- with an asterisk next to the last one but a shining star next to the first win. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The game validated all of the improvement that was asterisked by the low level of Ohio State's competition since the loss to Oklahoma. \u2014 Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com , 31 Oct. 2017",
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"The movie made $60 million domestically (another $40 million internationally, asterisked by the fact that this was the era before international box-office dominated performance) on a budget of $66 million. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 May 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1733, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, astarisc , from Late Latin asteriscus , from Greek asteriskos , literally, little star, diminutive of aster-, ast\u0113r":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially in plural also nonstandard -\u02ccrik",
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"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccrisk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062403",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"asterism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky":[
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"On October evenings, when the trees have shed their leaves and stars become visible through the twigs, our best-known asterism , the Big Dipper, passes under the north pole.",
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"\u2014 George Lovi"
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],
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": a small group of stars":[],
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": a star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"See below for advice on how to easily find that asterism . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 10 Oct. 2021",
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"The Winter Football is not an official constellation but is instead called an asterism . \u2014 Dean Regas, The Enquirer , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"And, of course, Ursa Major the Greater Bear \u2013 which contains theBig Dipper asterism \u2013 is one of the most famous of all star patterns. \u2014 Todd Nelson, Star Tribune , 16 Jan. 2021",
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"This week in the night sky Winter Hexagon: One of the sky\u2019s largest asterisms \u2014a recognizable pattern of stars separate from a constellation figure\u2014dominates the eastern sky this time of the year. \u2014 National Geographic , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"Specifically, the shooting stars will seem to come from just to the left of the bowl of the Big Dipper, the popular asterism that makes up part of Ursa Minor. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic , 20 Dec. 2019",
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"Look carefully below the cosmic pair for the bright asterism known as the Cosmic Teapot. \u2014 Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic , 1 Sep. 2019",
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"An asterism is simply a set of stars that form a pattern familiar to the human eye as part of a larger group of stars. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2016",
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"In this case the asterism is made up of stars from the constellations Libra, Virgo, Centaurus, and Triangulum Australe. \u2014 National Geographic , 18 Jan. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek asterismos , from asterizein to arrange in constellations, from aster-, ast\u0113r":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a-st\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050747",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asterismal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to asterisms or constellations":[]
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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":"20220706-234326",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"astern":{
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"antonyms":[
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"fore",
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"forward"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": at or toward the stern of a ship":[],
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": behind a ship":[],
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": with the stern in advance : backward":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abaft",
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"aft",
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"sternward",
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"sternwards"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090856",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"adverb or adjective"
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]
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},
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"asthen-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": weak":[
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"asthen opia",
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"astheno logy"
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],
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": weakness":[
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"asthen opia",
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"astheno logy"
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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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"Greek, from asthen\u0113s weak, from a- a- entry 2 + -sthen\u0113s (from sthenos strength); perhaps akin to Sanskrit saghnoti he takes upon himself, is a match for":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071636",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"asthenia":{
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"antonyms":[
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"hardihood",
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"hardiness",
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"robustness",
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"strength",
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"vigor"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lack or loss of strength : debility":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"headache, nausea, fever, and asthenia are side effects of the drug"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1789, 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 asth\u00e9neia \"weakness, debility,\" from asthene- , stem of asthen\u1e17s \"weak, feeble\" (from a- a- entry 2 + -sthen\u0113s, ) adjective derivative of sth\u00e9nos \"strength, power\" (of obscure origin) + -ia -ia entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"as-\u02c8th\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"debilitation",
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"debility",
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"delicacy",
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"enervation",
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"enfeeblement",
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"faintness",
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"feebleness",
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"fragility",
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"frailness",
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"frailty",
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"infirmity",
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"languidness",
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"languor",
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"listlessness",
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"lowness",
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"weakness",
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"wimpiness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041036",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"asthenic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"mighty",
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"powerful",
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"rugged",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"strong"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ectomorphic sense 2":[],
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": of, relating to, or exhibiting asthenia : weak":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"resistance training can benefit the asthenic individual"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin asthenicus, borrowed from Greek asthenik\u00f3s, from asthen-, stem of asthen\u1e17s \"weak, feeble\" + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at asthenia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"as-\u02c8the-nik",
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"as-\u02c8then-ik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"debilitated",
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"delicate",
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"down-and-out",
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"effete",
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"enervated",
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"enfeebled",
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"faint",
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"feeble",
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"frail",
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"infirm",
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"languid",
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"low",
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"prostrate",
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"prostrated",
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"sapped",
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"slight",
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"soft",
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"softened",
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"tender",
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"unsubstantial",
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"wasted",
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"weak",
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"weakened",
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"wimpish",
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"wimpy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044659",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"astir":{
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"antonyms":[
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"asleep",
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"dead",
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"inactive",
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"lifeless",
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"sleepy"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being out of bed : up":[
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"no one was astir"
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],
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": exhibiting activity":[
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"streets astir with shoppers"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the mall was astir with throngs of holiday shoppers"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"aboil",
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"abubble",
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"abuzz",
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"alive",
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"animated",
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"brisk",
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"bustling",
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"busy",
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"buzzing",
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"flourishing",
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"happening",
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"hopping",
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"humming",
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"kinetic",
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"lively",
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"rousing",
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"stirring",
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"thriving",
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"vibrant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181617",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"astonish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to strike with sudden and usually great wonder or surprise":[
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"He was too astonished to speak",
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"They were astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral.",
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"In retrospect, it astonishes me that we avoided a major quarrel for so long.",
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"\u2014 Christopher Hitchens"
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],
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": to strike with sudden fear":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Despite the hype, there was nothing in the book to astonish readers.",
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"The garden's beauty never fails to astonish .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The film, starring Tilda Swinton as a woman who hears mysterious sounds, reveals itself as a vision from the future \u2014 a declaration of faith in a medium that hasn\u2019t lost its power to astonish , writes Times film critic Justin Chang. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Learn what the market expects from people who have your dream job -- the answer might astonish you! \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Any hope that Trump's autocratic proclivities could be channeled into mega-projects to astonish his base fizzled. \u2014 Richard Galant, CNN , 15 Aug. 2021",
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"The strength and speed of tornadoes can astonish even weather professionals like Georgia State Climatologist Bill Murphey. \u2014 USA Today , 17 June 2021",
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"Joe Biden could take the key step that would allow America to once again to astonish with world with what free people can do. \u2014 Robert Zubrin, Scientific American , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"Palantir is capable of mining and aggregating data on individual people in a manner that would astonish almost anyone. \u2014 Annie Jacobsen, Wired , 20 Jan. 2021",
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"Fifteen are by Rembrandt, a number that seems to astonish even Kaplan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Jan. 2021",
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"The prestige networks continue to put out shows that astonish me with their raw honesty, drama and characters. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1534, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from earlier astony (from Middle English astonen, astonien , from Anglo-French estoner to stun, from Vulgar Latin *extonare , from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder) + -ish (as in abolish ) \u2014 more at thunder entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astonish surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
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"synonyms":[
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"amaze",
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"astound",
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"bowl over",
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"dumbfound",
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"dumfound",
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"flabbergast",
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"floor",
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"rock",
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"shock",
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"startle",
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"stun",
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"stupefy",
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"surprise",
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"surprize",
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"thunderstrike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163024",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"astonishable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": astonishing":[]
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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":"20220707-033342",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"astonished":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astounded , amazed":[
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"\u2026 she awoke the next day astonished to find that she suffered no ill effects.",
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"\u2014 Jean T. Barrett",
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"heard the news with an astonished smile"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared somewhat astonished at the brazen actions of the shooter with officers in the area. \u2014 Dennis Romero, NBC News , 20 June 2022",
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"Between the tomatoes and the shed sits an astonished -looking dragon. \u2014 Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
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"Ann knocked on the door, which was opened by a teenage girl flanked by a passel of astonished children, then their mother. \u2014 Steve Hendrix, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Twitter has tried it twice, last year asking people to choose between three different sets featuring classic options like a laughing face, thinking face, crying face, astonished face, and flame. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Be astonished , too, by the country making theater a theater of war. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"But he was still astonished to receive a letter from McCartney asking him to take a stab at covering one of his songs. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"These include Face with Peeking Eye, which is a versatile and enjoyable choice for expressing everything from surprise to astonished regret. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"For me, though, that moment of astonished disbelief came early in the opening installment, in a montage that sees various people who have had contact with Delvey seem to describe three or four entirely different women. \u2014 Philippa Snow, The New Republic , 9 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1716, 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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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nisht"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"amazed",
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"astounded",
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"awestruck",
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"awestricken",
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"bowled over",
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"dumbfounded",
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"dumfounded",
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"dumbstruck",
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"flabbergasted",
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"shocked",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"thunderstruck"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023720",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"astonishedly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in an astonished manner : with astonishment":[]
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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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"-shtl\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060658",
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
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]
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},
|
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"astonishing":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unsurprising"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising":[
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"an astonishing discovery"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.",
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"The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.",
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"She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This means that a FlashCore Module combines NAND flash, DRAM and MRAM for caching, and an astonishing amount of compute to deliver greater functionality than a traditional SSD could. \u2014 Steve Mcdowell, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
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"The magnets go into a device called a tokamak, which is a space-age reactor that uses an astonishing amount of energy in an effort to produce at least slightly more energy than the machine consumes. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 6 June 2022",
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"An astonishing amount of lifting of regulations on guns has taken place over the last 15 years. \u2014 NBC News , 29 May 2022",
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"In San Francisco, for example, anti-Asian hate crimes saw an astonishing 567% from 2020 to 2021, according to Mayor London Breed. \u2014 Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News , 22 May 2022",
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"In the physical world, here\u2019s how mining works: A specialized computer processor runs on electricity and produces an astonishing amount of noise and heat. \u2014 Thalia Beaty, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"But the troubling forecasts from Bostrom and Hawking convinced them that the achievement of humanlike intelligence by A.I.s would consolidate an astonishing amount of power, and moral burden, in whoever eventually managed to invent and control them. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"And an astonishing amount of this technology is run by a handful of companies. \u2014 Steven Rosenbush, WSJ , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"Over the past two years, medical experts have learned an astonishing amount about what works to keep people safe and healthy. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see astonish":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-ni-shi\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amazing",
|
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"astounding",
|
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"blindsiding",
|
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"dumbfounding",
|
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"dumfounding",
|
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"eye-opening",
|
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"flabbergasting",
|
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"jarring",
|
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"jaw-dropping",
|
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"jolting",
|
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"shocking",
|
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"startling",
|
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"stunning",
|
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"stupefying",
|
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"surprising"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110449",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"astonishment":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a feeling of great surprise and wonder : the state of being astonished : amazement":[
|
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"The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment ."
|
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],
|
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": consternation":[],
|
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": something that astonishes : a cause of amazement or wonder":[
|
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"Everything that he had seen so far \u2026 had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be any more astonishments left.",
|
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"\u2014 Roald Dahl"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment .",
|
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"A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge.",
|
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"They discovered to their astonishment that their car had been stolen.",
|
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"Much to the astonishment of her friends and family, she left school to pursue her acting career.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"To my astonishment , the same tone echoed back from a wooden molding in the classroom. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
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"To my astonishment , in essentially all cases, the papers were seriously misrepresented in the CMF. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
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"People who couldn\u2019t tell a Corvette from a Civic can typically immediately spot a DeLorean - usually with a big smile and the astonishment car nuts would display if Elvis pulled up in a LaFerrari. \u2014 Bill Roberson, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"The dead still litter the fields when Rapha\u00ebl (Rapha\u00ebl Thi\u00e9ry, an astonishment ) hobbles back home, returning to a small village with few friendly faces. \u2014 Manohla Dargis, New York Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Reports of hailstones seemed to follow a similar track, evoking astonishment at both their size and their number from many witnesses. \u2014 Jason Samenow, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
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"And Harry, a man not given to expressing astonishment , said, L.A. has a river",
|
|
"There is a certain kid-in-a-toyshop attitude, a sense of astonishment that abandoned, centuries-old techniques of learning are just lying about, ready for someone to pick them up and use them again. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Astonishment at his comedic craft is inseparable from astonishment at his confessional vulnerability. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 6 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00e4-nish-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admiration",
|
|
"amazement",
|
|
"awe",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"wonderment"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-204105",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"astony":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": daze , dismay , amaze":[
|
|
"then Daniel was astonied for one hour",
|
|
"\u2014 Daniel 4:19 (Authorized Version)",
|
|
"I rent my garment and my mantle \u2026 and sat down astonied",
|
|
"\u2014 Ezra 9:3 (Authorized Version)",
|
|
"and I astonied fell and could not pray",
|
|
"\u2014 Elizabeth B. Browning"
|
|
],
|
|
": stun , paralyze":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English astonien , alteration of astonen , modification of Old French estoner , from (assumed) Vulgar Latin extonare , from Latin ex- + tonare to thunder":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8st\u00e4n\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114334",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"astound":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": overwhelmed with astonishment or amazement : astounded":[],
|
|
": to fill with bewilderment or wonder":[
|
|
"The unusual surgical techniques illustrated \u2026 will astound even the most bemused readers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan T. Marty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The magician will astound you with his latest tricks.",
|
|
"What astounds me is that they never apologized.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Realism, romanticism, dynamic\u2026 Neal had a full quiver, that never went empty of new arrows to amaze and astound us. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The vision that Mitch Jenkins brings to the film will astound audiences and the superb ensemble cast will delight genre fans! \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The expertise, scholarship and logistics behind every one of them would astound you even in ordinary times. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Heath Ledger will astound forever, but what else is really left of Christopher Nolan\u2019s Batman trilogy",
|
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"The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Yet, Kendall warns that regardless of rising rates, bond yields likely will not astound . \u2014 Jeanne Sahadi, CNN , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Somehow, Infinite proves that the Halo series still has the capacity to astound and surprise. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
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"In the first episode, a group of journalists gathers in that Tokyo park, where Sony executives astound them with what the world would soon know as the Walkman. \u2014 Sarah Larson, The New Yorker , 13 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1592, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English astoned , from past participle of astonen \u2014 see astonish":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8stau\u0307nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astound Verb surprise , astonish , astound , amaze , flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"amaze",
|
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"astonish",
|
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"bowl over",
|
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"dumbfound",
|
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"dumfound",
|
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"flabbergast",
|
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"floor",
|
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"rock",
|
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"shock",
|
|
"startle",
|
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"stun",
|
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"stupefy",
|
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"surprise",
|
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"surprize",
|
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"thunderstrike"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170153",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"astounded":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": feeling or showing great surprise or wonder : astonished , amazed":[
|
|
"was astounded to hear the news",
|
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"We were too astounded to speak. We could only stand there staring in amazement.",
|
|
"\u2014 Arthur Conan Doyle"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As sales representatives watched students at Lone Peak High School experiment with robotic surgical devices, they were astounded by how naturally the kids handled the high-tech machinery. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But Linn also excoriated Smollett as a narcissist and pronounced himself astounded by his actions given the actor\u2019s multiracial family background and ties to social justice work. \u2014 Don Babwin And Kathleen Foody, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Tenorio remembered being astounded at how Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s strings would last for an entire tour, as opposed to just a night like his competitors. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
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"As Kerber read out the names of the witnesses, Hawash was astounded to recognize many of them. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Fans remain astounded at how a few photos opened such an uncanny path to fame. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The O\u2019Connor family was astounded to learn of the dog tag\u2019s discovery more than 75 years after the war. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
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"These arachnid architects have both astounded and puzzled scientists for ages, but a new study published last month in the journal Current Biology unravels the spiders' secrets. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Her father remains astounded by the tactics of the landlord and the Cullimore law firm. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1540, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8stau\u0307n-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"amazed",
|
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"astonished",
|
|
"awestruck",
|
|
"awestricken",
|
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"bowled over",
|
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"dumbfounded",
|
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"dumfounded",
|
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"dumbstruck",
|
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"flabbergasted",
|
|
"shocked",
|
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"stunned",
|
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"stupefied",
|
|
"thunderstruck"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065017",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"astounding":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unsurprising"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": causing astonishment or amazement":[
|
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"an astounding revelation"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He ate an astounding amount of food.",
|
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"the astounding sight of their cat returning home after having been missing for two years",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"That photo itself is also astounding , showcasing the lightning, dark clouds, and even star lines in the background. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 25 June 2022",
|
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"The unprovoked slander of Black women in the media is astounding \u2013 especially surrounding our looks. \u2014 Shelby Denise Smith, Essence , 9 June 2022",
|
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"The pill\u2019s six-decade safety record, and its current use by more than 9 million women in the U.S. and more than 100 million worldwide, is astounding . \u2014 Dana Singiser, STAT , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The potential of some high school graduates is astounding \u2014and completely overlooked. \u2014 Daniel Jebaraj, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
|
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"As are the author\u2019s descriptions of the racehorse\u2019s astounding performance. \u2014 Anna Mundow, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Will Ferrell gives a really astounding performance in this episode, mainly communicating through some truly epic face journeys. \u2014 Erin Qualey, Vulture , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
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"American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's astounding performance in the pool. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Aug. 2021",
|
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"American quintuple gold medalist Caeleb Dressel's astounding performance in the pool. \u2014 Ted Anthony, ajc , 8 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"see astound entry 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8stau\u0307n-di\u014b"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"amazing",
|
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"astonishing",
|
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"blindsiding",
|
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"dumbfounding",
|
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"dumfounding",
|
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"eye-opening",
|
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"flabbergasting",
|
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"jarring",
|
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"jaw-dropping",
|
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"jolting",
|
|
"shocking",
|
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"startling",
|
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"stunning",
|
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"stupefying",
|
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"surprising"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204332",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
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"gave the astronomy students the assignment of charting astral movement for the next month",
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"after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bad Bunny infuses it with electrifying beat switches, raunchy raps and astral synths. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
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"Without America, Wanda can only travel via astral projection. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 3 May 2022",
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"Spaceman continues to fine-tune his astral pop sound with shocking consistency throughout the familiar but delightfully hypnotic space rock album. \u2014 Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"More cities and states are making major moves to protect their astral bounty, and the hospitality industry is following suit. \u2014 Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The Northman sees Amleth commune with the astral projection of a mystic seer, fight a walking skeleton to claim a special sword, and chat to the disembodied head of an old friend. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"And the variant that might die early in the movie, only for primary Strange to astral -project himself into his body in the final act. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"That\u2019s the scene that precedes the one with the astral projection. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"This is the kind of music to soundtrack a late-night solo swim in a lukewarm pool, a journey through the darkest recesses of the universe, or perhaps a trip to the astral plane. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 22 Oct. 2021"
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"Director Peyfa\u2019s oblique approach to the narrative leads one astray . \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Putin was led astray by military advisers about how poorly the Russian military has been performing in Ukraine and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions. \u2014 Maegan Vazquez And Sam Fossum, CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Ukraine\u2019s rightful place was under the protection and imperial care of Russia, not led astray \u2014politically, militarily, culturally\u2014by the West. \u2014 The New Yorker , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"At the beginning of the story, Virgil finds Dante the pilgrim (distinct from Dante the author) in a dark wood, led astray from the path of righteousness by his own sinful inclinations. \u2014 John-paul Heil, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"What this story reveals is how easily governmental institutions can be destroyed when people are led astray by intoxicating notions of a place in the sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Others were swept up in the moment\u2019s savagery, led astray by stronger wills with dangerous motives. \u2014 Karl Rove, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Many were led astray by Google Maps, which offered alternate driving routes that sent drivers to snowy dead ends. \u2014 Amy Alonzo, USA TODAY , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Regular Check-Ins Even by taking the steps above, there\u2019s still the chance of emotional fallout if things go astray . \u2014 Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"The cost of the office building was astronomical .",
|
|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
|
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"The market is highly competitive, the prices can be astronomical , and the process is notoriously stressful. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
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|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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|
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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"The market is highly competitive, the prices can be astronomical , and the process is notoriously stressful. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
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"The cost of the office building was astronomical .",
|
|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Notice how the meteorological (based off of annual temp cycle) and astronomical (defined by earth's position) summer cycles are different! \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The researchers then used the constraints provided by different observations\u2014 astronomical , gravitational, and collisional\u2014and gradually eliminated potential solutions from the total area covered by the extrapolation. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Now both networks will have to pony up similar rights fees, some number between astronomical and otherworldly. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Conti's growth was astronomical and unprecedented, Olson said. \u2014 Dan Patterson, CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Huayna Picchu mountain provides a stunning backdrop to some 200 structures, including religious, astronomical , agricultural and ceremonial centers. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Broadway prices are astronomical and that is another barrier to entry as well. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 June 2022",
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|
"Nearby rents are astronomical : Studios can easily cost $2,000 a month, and two-bedrooms are closer to $3,000. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
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|
|
"We thought they were not very intellectually astute , but we didn't really understand how political a lot of what they were doing was. \u2014 Ben Wallace-Wells , Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2007",
|
|
"He asked astute diagnosticians around the country how they approached and cracked difficult diagnoses and what happened when they failed. Misdiagnosis is not an insignificant problem: Groopman cites a finding that between one in six and one in seven patients is incorrectly assessed. \u2014 Ruth Levy Guyer , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2007",
|
|
"And finally, even if she had never actually uttered the bon mot that would be famously attributed to her, that if she had two heads, she would risk one in the king's service, could the astute young duchess actually have had input into the implausible negotiations",
|
|
"Focusing largely upon Western alchemy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, she has a sharp eye for how alchemical images surface in literature of that period. Readers of Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare will find illuminating insights. Abraham reveals the far reaches of her astute literary intelligence by analyzing alchemical imagery encoded in a broad range of works, from Chaucer and Milton to Vladimir Nabokov and P. G. Wodehouse. \u2014 Norman Weinstein , Parabola , November 1999",
|
|
"He is an astute observer of the current political scene.",
|
|
"Astute readers will notice the error.",
|
|
"His analysis of the battle was very astute .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"By understanding an employee\u2019s professional aspirations, astute managers can plug those goals into personalized career paths supported by tangible learning and development opportunities. \u2014 Shay David, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Trump himself understands as much as any astute toddler that capturing people\u2019s attention, even for a bad act, is preferable to getting no attention at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"On the other hand, Bohjalian also makes astute observations about these men whose livelihood depends on rich Western tourists. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Some astute employers are taking action, as when Netflix fired 3 managers for trash-talking their colleagues on the company\u2019s Slack channel. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Matthew Nauser, whose camerawork is astute throughout the film, knows precisely when to move in close and when to step back. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At times the record is disarmingly astute in its folky arrangements, while elsewhere the group stretches out and jams. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s some astute , prudent shopping by Zito, yet with the risk that all three will walk, perhaps with Cup rings, as UFAs in July. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The astute curator Yaelle Amir will select photographs and sculpture from the Latino Japanese artist\u2019s recent series exploring Asian masculinity for his first solo show in the United States. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin astutus , from astus craft":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00fct",
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"-\u02c8sty\u00fct",
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"a-"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astute shrewd , sagacious , perspicacious , astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment. a shrewd judge of character sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness. sagacious investors got in on the ground floor perspicacious implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden. a perspicacious counselor saw through the child's facade astute suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill. an astute player of party politics",
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"synonyms":[
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"canny",
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"clear-eyed",
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"clear-sighted",
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"hard-boiled",
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"hardheaded",
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"heady",
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"knowing",
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"savvy",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"shrewd",
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"smart"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190101",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": the quality of being astute : astuteness":[
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"they had been fools (to put it mildly), while the M'gai had been devils of astucity and treachery",
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"\u2014 John Masefield"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u00fcs\u0259t\u0113"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from astucious , after such pairs as English ferocious: ferocity":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213503"
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"astite":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": as soon : rather":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8st\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from as + tite":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220703"
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"astuteness":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8sty\u00fct",
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u00fct",
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"a-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"canny",
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"clear-eyed",
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"clear-sighted",
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"hard-boiled",
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"hardheaded",
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"heady",
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"knowing",
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"savvy",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"shrewd",
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"smart"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unknowing"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for astute shrewd , sagacious , perspicacious , astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment. a shrewd judge of character sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness. sagacious investors got in on the ground floor perspicacious implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden. a perspicacious counselor saw through the child's facade astute suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill. an astute player of party politics",
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"examples":[
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"We thought they were not very intellectually astute , but we didn't really understand how political a lot of what they were doing was. \u2014 Ben Wallace-Wells , Rolling Stone , 15 Nov. 2007",
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"He asked astute diagnosticians around the country how they approached and cracked difficult diagnoses and what happened when they failed. Misdiagnosis is not an insignificant problem: Groopman cites a finding that between one in six and one in seven patients is incorrectly assessed. \u2014 Ruth Levy Guyer , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2007",
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"And finally, even if she had never actually uttered the bon mot that would be famously attributed to her, that if she had two heads, she would risk one in the king's service, could the astute young duchess actually have had input into the implausible negotiations",
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"Focusing largely upon Western alchemy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, she has a sharp eye for how alchemical images surface in literature of that period. Readers of Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare will find illuminating insights. Abraham reveals the far reaches of her astute literary intelligence by analyzing alchemical imagery encoded in a broad range of works, from Chaucer and Milton to Vladimir Nabokov and P. G. Wodehouse. \u2014 Norman Weinstein , Parabola , November 1999",
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"He is an astute observer of the current political scene.",
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"Astute readers will notice the error.",
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"His analysis of the battle was very astute .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"By understanding an employee\u2019s professional aspirations, astute managers can plug those goals into personalized career paths supported by tangible learning and development opportunities. \u2014 Shay David, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Trump himself understands as much as any astute toddler that capturing people\u2019s attention, even for a bad act, is preferable to getting no attention at all. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 July 2021",
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"On the other hand, Bohjalian also makes astute observations about these men whose livelihood depends on rich Western tourists. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Some astute employers are taking action, as when Netflix fired 3 managers for trash-talking their colleagues on the company\u2019s Slack channel. \u2014 Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Matthew Nauser, whose camerawork is astute throughout the film, knows precisely when to move in close and when to step back. \u2014 Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"At times the record is disarmingly astute in its folky arrangements, while elsewhere the group stretches out and jams. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"That\u2019s some astute , prudent shopping by Zito, yet with the risk that all three will walk, perhaps with Cup rings, as UFAs in July. \u2014 Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"The astute curator Yaelle Amir will select photographs and sculpture from the Latino Japanese artist\u2019s recent series exploring Asian masculinity for his first solo show in the United States. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin astutus , from astus craft":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1565, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230613"
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},
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"astur":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus consisting of the goshawks and sometimes considered a subgenus of Accipiter":[],
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": goshawk":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ast\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from astur , a hawk (probably a 16th century insertion in the manuscript of a Late Latin writer), probably from Romansh, hawk, from Latin accipiter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234725"
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},
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"Asturias":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"biographical name",
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Miguel \u00c1ngel 1899\u20131974 Guatemalan author":[],
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"region of northwestern Spain on Bay of Biscay; an independent kingdom 718\u2013910":[],
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"province of northwestern Spain area 4079 square miles (10,565 square kilometers), population 1,075,183":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8stu\u0307r-\u0113-\u0259s",
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"a-",
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"-\u02c8styu\u0307r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002306"
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},
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"Astyanax":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a son of Hector and Andromache hurled by the Greeks from the walls of Troy":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8st\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccnaks"
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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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"Greek":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044607"
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},
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"astylar":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": without columns or pilasters":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6st\u012bl\u0259(r)"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"a- entry 2 + Greek stylos pillar + English -ar":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055829"
|
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},
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"astucious":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": astute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u02c8st(y)\u00fcsh\u0259s",
|
|
"a\u02c8-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French astucieux , from Middle French, from astuce astuteness (from Latin astutia , from astutus astute + -ia -y) + -ieux -ious":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083514"
|
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},
|
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"astrol":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"astrologer ; astrology":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085843"
|
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},
|
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"astrologer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who practices astrology":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8str\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hilary Harley is a writer, podcaster and astrologer with a global practice. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Leslie Hale, psychic astrologer for Keen.com, agrees, saying that now is the time to think outside the box. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The term supermoon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 and refers to either a new or full moon that appears 7% larger and 15% brighter because its orbit is closest to Earth. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
|
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"Perhaps the strangest part of the scenario was that the engagement had been predicted earlier that day by an astrologer at the farmers market in Hillcrest. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Leslie Hale, psychic astrologer at Keen.com, says that the best way to handle this energy is to reframe any negative thinking. \u2014 Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Hilary Harley is a writer, podcaster and astrologer with a global practice. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Joanna urges Patricia to face her new reality; Jackie turns to an astrologer for counsel. \u2014 Hau Chu, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"This birth chart 101 article by fellow astrologer Aliza Kelly can help you out. \u2014 Emily Simone, Allure , 20 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095946"
|
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},
|
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"astrolabe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compact instrument used to observe and calculate the position of celestial bodies before the invention of the sextant":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-str\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101b",
|
|
"also -\u02cclab"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There are also lots of smaller instruments\u2014thermometers, sextants, astrolabes \u2014and plenty of globes, as well as an enormous armillary sphere, designed and built by the Italian astronomer Antonio Santucci. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 May 2020",
|
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"John has a gift just for Bree, an astrolabe , that allows them to find their position in the universe and tell the time. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
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"But that\u2019s because its function is more astrolabe than clock. \u2014 Alex Schechter, National Geographic , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Some of the classes included: Social Studies/Math where students created astrolabes and used them outside to measure locations of buildings, trees, etc. and gauge distance and patterns. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 20 Sep. 2019",
|
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"There also appears to be new imagery shown in the metallic astrolabe or armilla that hangs above the map. \u2014 Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Apr. 2019",
|
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"One is an astrolabe , an instrument used to measure the position of stars. \u2014 Kamasi Washington, WSJ , 8 Jan. 2019",
|
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"Without magnetic compasses or tools like astrolabes , the Vikings likely relied on primitive solar compasses to navigate, which uses the position of the sun to determine north. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 9 Apr. 2018",
|
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"By aligning an astrolabe perpendicular to the horizon, ancient astronomers could calculate measurements like time and position. \u2014 David Mearns, National Geographic , 24 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French astrelabe , from Medieval Latin astrolabium , from Late Greek astrolabion , from Greek astrolabos , from astr- + lambanein to take \u2014 more at latch":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110347"
|
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},
|
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"Astylospongia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of small pear-shaped siliceous fossil sponges including important index fossils occurring in Middle Silurian strata":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101\u02ccst\u012bl\u0259\u02c8sp\u0259nj\u0113\u0259",
|
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"-p\u00e4n-"
|
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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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"New Latin, from astyl-, astylo- (from a- entry 2 + styl- ) + -spongia":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111129"
|
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},
|
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"astroite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a radiated or star-shaped mineral or fossil":[]
|
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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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"Latin astro\u00eftes asteriated gem, from (assumed) Greek astro\u00eft\u0113s , from Greek astron star + -it\u0113s -ite":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112055"
|
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},
|
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"ASTM":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"abbreviation"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"American Society for Testing and Materials":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114129"
|
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},
|
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"astrut":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": puffed up (as with conceit)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8str\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English astrout, astrut , from a- entry 1 + strout, strut strut":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120804"
|
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},
|
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"astride":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": with one leg on each side : astride a horse":[
|
|
"she rode astride , not sidesaddle"
|
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],
|
|
": with the legs stretched wide apart":[
|
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"standing astride"
|
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],
|
|
": on or above and with one leg on each side of":[
|
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"astride a horse"
|
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],
|
|
": placed or lying on both sides of":[
|
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"towns lying astride a river"
|
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],
|
|
": extending over or across : spanning , bridging":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8str\u012bd"
|
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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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"Preposition",
|
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"She was sitting astride a horse.",
|
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"The town lies astride a narrow river.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"Stanley Jenkins stands astride the nation as a colossus of American folk food. \u2014 Fox News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"He's probably never seen a woman ride astride before. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But one man's bronze likeness, that of Robert E. Lee, remained upon Traveller, the horse that the monument's supporters fought to keep him astride . \u2014 Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The boy had his grandmother\u2019s smile, a perched grin with flushed cheeks astride . \u2014 Kenneth R. Rosen, Wired , 17 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Bonheur wore her hair short, rode astride instead of sidesaddle, learned how to shoot a gun and occasionally hunted rabbits. \u2014 Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"But these massive irrigation systems don\u2019t sit astride deep green circles of alfalfa. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 Dec. 2019",
|
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"Do guests even have to like horses, much less get astride one",
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"One, George Washington astride a horse, is burned in profile into a wooden surface, glass vessels tumbling to the floor. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"The saint sits astride his horse with sword raised, confronting a cornered dragon that breathes fire on its attacker. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"The singer sits astride a horse on a dance floor while wearing a floor-length black gown and radiating feather-y headdress on the magazine\u2019s cover. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 16 June 2022",
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"Suddenly, one rider dismounts his bicycle, walks into the forest, and reemerges astride a 1962 Ducati Scrambler motorcycle. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
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"The car sits astride an inch-longer wheelbase but has grown 2.5 inches in length thanks to a longer rear overhang. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 16 May 2022",
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"Historic remnants of the old plantation, like the sugar mill that sits astride the main entrance to the hotel lobby, remain on the grounds. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 May 2022",
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"The two plots sit oddly astride each other, generating suspense, but never quite cohering, especially when events turn toward the violent. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"By contrast, a charming early 15th-century ink painting by Sekkyakushi suggests a gentler approach: A boy astride a water buffalo appears to be steering a beast that is as wayward as the mind\u2014not by yanking on the reins, but with a gentle prod. \u2014 Lee Lawrence, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
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"In January, the museum removed from its front steps a bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt astride a horse and flanked by a Native American and an African, both bare-chested. \u2014 New York Times , 5 May 2022"
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": one who takes photographs of astronomical objects and events : astrophotographer":[
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"Astroimagers spend days with CCDs and digital tweaking until getting the perfect nebula shot, which they turn into a screensaver.",
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"\u2014 Bob Berman , Astronomy , June 2005"
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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": causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic":[],
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": an astringent agent or substance: such as":[],
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": a medicine for checking the discharge of mucus or serum by causing shrinkage of tissue":[],
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": a liquid cosmetic for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8strin-j\u0259nt"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"an astringent critic of modern movies",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
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"Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
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"This unique and vintage-feeling 3.5 oz block is almost like soap, but is made from 100% potassium alum, a material that provides natural antiseptic and astringent properties that stop bleeding, close pores, and tone skin. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
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"Other home remedies include witch hazel, which has anti-inflammatory and astringent properties that help with itching and irritation, Dr. Engelman says. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Witch hazel is innately astringent while rosemary extract purifies, both perfect for naturally cleansing the scalp and making your hair feel light and breezy. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 May 2022",
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"Outside the restaurant, electric lights strung from house to house bathed Akre\u2019s main avenue in astringent pinks. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Some are gentle and emollient, while others can be harsh and astringent . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Perhaps the central feature of Indiana\u2019s writing remains its elegant and astringent wit. \u2014 Claire Messud, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The bamboo extract works as an astringent and can be helpful if your skin is dull. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"But this is derived from nettle, which is a plant used with astringent and oil-purifying powers. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Savvy consumers will notice potassium aluminum sulfate listed in the ingredients of this deodorant, which is a mineral salt with astringent and antimicrobial properties. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"According to cosmetic chemist Ginger King, alum helps clarify water and acts as an astringent in cosmetics. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"Andres\u2019 astringent textures and polytonal harmonies also suggested Stravinsky. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Vinegar can act as an astringent to help relieve pain and itching from the rash, as can aluminum acetate, per the FDA. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 14 May 2021",
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"Sourced from Australia and made with 100% natural ingredients, this elixir is unlike most toners, which can be drying, astringent and harsh. \u2014 Joseph Deacetis, Forbes , 28 Feb. 2021",
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"Brightly astringent fermented ginger replaces the laphet in another salad. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 25 Sep. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from Middle French, from Latin astringent-, astringens , present participle of astringere to bind fast, from ad- + stringere to bind tight \u2014 more at strain":"Adjective and Noun"
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"circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1626, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175621"
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"astrophotographer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": photography involving astronomical objects and events":[]
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"\u02cca-(\u02cc)str\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Tarantula Nebula\u2014also called 30 Doradus\u2014is about 160,000 light-years distant and a famous target for astrophotography . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The park is also an International Dark Sky Park, perfect for perfecting astrophotography . \u2014 Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Enjoy unparalleled dark skies and astrophotography opportunities in Bears Ears, as well as regional hotspots like Arches or Canyonlands national parks, or Goosenecks, Dead Horse Point or Goblin Valley state parks. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Personally for Selleter, dark nights also mean an opportunity to pursue his interest in astrophotography . \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Real people can get involved with binoculars, telescopes, star gazing apps, astrophotography , and astronomy clubs. \u2014 Mary Meehan, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Here are guides to shooting astrophotography on a Pixel and using night mode on a Samsung Galaxy S21. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"In some phones, such as the newer Google Pixel smartphones, there may actually be an astrophotography setting already built into the camera app, usually in the low lighting or night sight mode. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Convincing people to add new practices to their daily tech usage, like AR games or astrophotography , are a harder sell. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"definitions":{
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": worship of the heavenly bodies":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0259\u2027tr\u0113",
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"-i"
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (K, Na) 2 (Fe, Mn)TiSi 4 O 14 (OH) 2 consisting of a basic silicate of potassium or sodium, iron or manganese, and titanium":[]
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"\u02ccastr\u0259\u02c8fi\u02ccl\u012bt"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary astr- + Greek phyllon leaf + International Scientific Vocabulary ite ; originally formed as German astrophyllit":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182933"
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"noun"
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": a hypocycloid of four cusps, the radius of the rolling circle being one fourth that of the fixed circle":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8a\u02ccstr\u022fid",
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"\""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"Greek astroeid\u0113s starlike, from astr- + -oeid\u0113s -oid":"Adjective",
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183556"
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that practices astrolatry":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"a\u02c8str\u00e4l\u0259t\u0259(r)"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from astrolatry , after English idolatry: idolater":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185238"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the ability of a person's spirit to travel to distant places":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to the Astoria trading post or to its activities":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"a\u02c8st\u014dr\u0113\u0259n",
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"-\u022fr-",
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"\u0259\u02c8-",
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"\""
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"Astoria , former trading post in Oregon (now site of Astoria, Oregon) founded 1811 by John J. Astor \u20201848 American merchant + English -an":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191855"
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of astronomy dealing especially with the behavior, physical properties, and dynamic processes of celestial objects and phenomena":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-str\u0259-\u02c8fi-ziks"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Kavli Prize honors scientists for breakthroughs in astrophysics , nanoscience, and neuroscience\u2014transforming our understanding of the big, the small and the complex. \u2014 Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American , 17 June 2022",
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"The team will be led by David Spergel, the former chair of the astrophysics department at Princeton University and the current president of the Simons Foundation in New York City. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 9 June 2022",
|
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"For Ghez, the new picture of Sagittarius A* is an important contribution to astrophysics . \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 12 May 2022",
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"Real life space heroes like space shuttle astronaut Mae Jemison and astrophysics genius Stephen Hawking",
|
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"Overall, these new telescopes will unveil the astrophysics occurring in nearby and early-universe galaxy mergers. \u2014 Aaron S. Evans, Scientific American , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Isomers are also important in astronomy and astrophysics . \u2014 Artemis Spyrou, The Conversation , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Machine learning has catapulted astrophysics research forward, too. \u2014 Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Nadia Drake is a science journalist who specializes in covering astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science. \u2014 Nadia Drake, Scientific American , 14 Mar. 2022"
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"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213836"
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},
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"astr-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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|
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"definitions":{
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": star : heavens : outer space : astronomical":[
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"astro physics"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin astr-, astro- , from Greek, from astron \u2014 more at star":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221533"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
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": description or mapping of the heavens":[]
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"a\u02c8str\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232320"
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"neighborhood bordering on the East River in northwestern Queens, New York":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-",
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"a-\u02c8st\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259"
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"adjective"
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|
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": relating to or used in astrography":[
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"astrographic camera"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000156"
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"type":[
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": a southern African waxbill ( Estrilda astrild ) often kept as a cage bird":[]
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"\u02c8a\u02ccstrild"
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"Afrikaans":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001710"
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"astral spirit":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": one of various celestial intelligences (such as the souls of dead people, demons, or spirits originating in fire) formerly thought to live in and control the movements of stars and planets":[],
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": a spirit composed of astral substance":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004327"
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": photography involving astronomical objects and events":[]
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"\u02cca-(\u02cc)str\u014d-f\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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"The Tarantula Nebula\u2014also called 30 Doradus\u2014is about 160,000 light-years distant and a famous target for astrophotography . \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"The park is also an International Dark Sky Park, perfect for perfecting astrophotography . \u2014 Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Enjoy unparalleled dark skies and astrophotography opportunities in Bears Ears, as well as regional hotspots like Arches or Canyonlands national parks, or Goosenecks, Dead Horse Point or Goblin Valley state parks. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Personally for Selleter, dark nights also mean an opportunity to pursue his interest in astrophotography . \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Real people can get involved with binoculars, telescopes, star gazing apps, astrophotography , and astronomy clubs. \u2014 Mary Meehan, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Here are guides to shooting astrophotography on a Pixel and using night mode on a Samsung Galaxy S21. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"In some phones, such as the newer Google Pixel smartphones, there may actually be an astrophotography setting already built into the camera app, usually in the low lighting or night sight mode. \u2014 Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"Convincing people to add new practices to their daily tech usage, like AR games or astrophotography , are a harder sell. \u2014 Janhoi Mcgregor, Forbes , 16 Oct. 2021"
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"The research team mapped the structure of a newborn star system called L1527, which has only 0.18 times the mass of the sun but whose surrounding envelope of gas stretches to more than 1,000 astronomical units (AU). \u2014 Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2017",
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