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{
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"eidolon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an unsubstantial image : phantom":[],
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": ideal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon . \u2014 Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek eid\u014dlon \u2014 more at idol":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u012b-\u02c8d\u014d-l\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beau ideal",
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"classic",
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"exemplar",
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"idea",
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"ideal",
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"model",
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"nonesuch",
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"nonpareil",
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"paragon",
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"patron saint"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205020",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eider duck":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica ) having fine soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest":[],
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": eiderdown sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Hundreds of years ago, when caribou died out on the Belcher Islands archipelago, the Sanikiluaq people came to rely on the eider as a primary source of clothing and food \u2014 a unique relationship. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Newell designed this ungainly Willy Wonka\u2013esque apparatus over decades in a costly process of trial and error that faced\u2014and ultimately overcame\u2014several challenges, including protecting the mussels from turbulent seas and voracious eider ducks. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
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"Plymouth County: The area hosted a snow goose at the Holmes Reservation in Plymouth, a King eider off Summit Avenue in Hull, and 16 Eastern meadowlarks at the Cumberland Farms fields in Middleboro. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Plymouth County: The area is hosting a king eider in the Nantasket Beach area of Hull, as many as five sandhill cranes at Burrage Pond Wildlife Area in Hanson, and a cattle egret at Daniel Webster Sanctuary in Marshfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Essex County: Among sightings were a Pacific loon at Marblehead, a King eider at Halibut Point in Rockport, and a snow bunting at Andrews Point in Rockport. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
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"Nearby farmers tend herds of sheep, gather down from eider ducks and hang filleted fish to dry in the sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
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"Despite an inhospitable environment, fishermen and hunters have worked here for more than 10,000 years thanks in large part to demand for the eggs and down of the eider duck. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 26 June 2021",
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"South Shore: Reports included an eared grebe and a king eider in Hull. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dutch, German, or Swedish, from Icelandic \u00e6thur , from Old Norse \u00e6thr":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174708"
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},
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"eider":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica ) having fine soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest":[],
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": eiderdown sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Hundreds of years ago, when caribou died out on the Belcher Islands archipelago, the Sanikiluaq people came to rely on the eider as a primary source of clothing and food \u2014 a unique relationship. \u2014 Ashoka, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Newell designed this ungainly Willy Wonka\u2013esque apparatus over decades in a costly process of trial and error that faced\u2014and ultimately overcame\u2014several challenges, including protecting the mussels from turbulent seas and voracious eider ducks. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
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"Plymouth County: The area hosted a snow goose at the Holmes Reservation in Plymouth, a King eider off Summit Avenue in Hull, and 16 Eastern meadowlarks at the Cumberland Farms fields in Middleboro. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Plymouth County: The area is hosting a king eider in the Nantasket Beach area of Hull, as many as five sandhill cranes at Burrage Pond Wildlife Area in Hanson, and a cattle egret at Daniel Webster Sanctuary in Marshfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Essex County: Among sightings were a Pacific loon at Marblehead, a King eider at Halibut Point in Rockport, and a snow bunting at Andrews Point in Rockport. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Oct. 2021",
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"Nearby farmers tend herds of sheep, gather down from eider ducks and hang filleted fish to dry in the sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 July 2021",
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"Despite an inhospitable environment, fishermen and hunters have worked here for more than 10,000 years thanks in large part to demand for the eggs and down of the eider duck. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 26 June 2021",
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"South Shore: Reports included an eared grebe and a king eider in Hull. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Dutch, German, or Swedish, from Icelandic \u00e6thur , from Old Norse \u00e6thr":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1743, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211445"
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},
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"eiderdown":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the down of the eider":[],
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": a comforter filled with eiderdown":[],
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": a soft lightweight clothing fabric knitted or woven and napped on one or both sides":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012b-d\u0259r-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Another unusual feature of eiderdown is that the feathers cling together into a single mass. \u2014 Helen Czerski, WSJ , 6 Feb. 2020",
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"Most natural products retain something of their original function when they are put to a new use: nestled in a duvet, eiderdown provides us with warmth; a glass of milk offers us nutrition. \u2014 1843 , 22 Nov. 2019",
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"The felt yurts were full of carpets and eiderdowns , with cast-iron stoves to keep them warm and snug through the cold nights. \u2014 Stanley Stewart, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 12 Oct. 2019",
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"How many homes have pressed sheets, or towels and robes as soft and white and warm as eiderdown ",
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"Fluffy eiderdown duvets and crisp Georg Jensen damask linens offer the right dose of European pampering. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 18 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from German Eiderdaune , from Icelandic \u00e6thard\u016bnn , from \u00e6thur + d\u016bnn down entry 7":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004119"
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},
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"eidetic":{
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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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": marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall especially of visual images":[
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"an eidetic memory"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u012b-\u02c8det-ik",
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"\u012b-\u02c8de-tik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Others have benefited from the club\u2019s eidetic memory. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Abrams also graduated from Yale Law and has an excellent memory, though not an eidetic one. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 May 2021",
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"Olson contends that Audubon had an eidetic memory\u2014commonly called photographic memory\u2014because the sometimes astounding positions of his birds have been verified by contemporary videos and photographs captured via telephoto lenses. \u2014 Marissa Fessenden, Scientific American , 17 May 2013",
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"And so, now, all he is left with are his memories: vivid and bright and 98 percent eidetic , and not just for score lines but for sensations, too. \u2014 Rory Smith, New York Times , 15 Oct. 2020",
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"If anything, my largest quibble with the show is that Lucy\u2019s main skill as a historian seems to be having a near- eidetic memory of dates and names, when\u2014 let\u2019s be real\u2014memorizing dates is not actually what history is about. \u2014 Rachel Kaufman, Smithsonian , 12 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek eid\u0113tikos of a form, from eidos form \u2014 more at wise":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060442"
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},
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"eident":{
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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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": diligent and conscientious : hardworking":[
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"eident in Scotland's cause"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u012bd\u1d4ant"
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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 (northern dialect) ithen, ithand , from Old Norse ithinn, \u012bthen , from ith, \u012bth work, activity; akin to Old English \u012bdig busy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063806"
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},
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"eidolo-":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see idolo-":[]
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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":"20220709-171136"
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}
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} |