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252 lines
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{
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"orb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a sphere surmounted by a cross symbolizing kingly power and justice":[],
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": any of the concentric spheres in old astronomy surrounding the earth and carrying the celestial bodies in their revolutions":[],
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": encircle , surround , enclose":[],
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": eye":[],
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": something circular : circle , orbit":[],
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": to form into a disk or circle":[],
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": to move in an orbit":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The moon was a silvery orb .",
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"out of the countless celestial orbs twirling in space, the planet Earth remains the only one we can call home, so perhaps we should take care of it",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Fortunately for lunar lovers hoping to catch a glimpse of the fascinating sight, no special equipment is needed to view \u2014 but if interested in seeing the impressive detail on the massive orb , binoculars will to the trick! \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
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"Break the orb with a mini slingshot and the alcohol, which was contained completely inside the ice like an egg yolk, spills out. \u2014 Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"In her collection with Studio M Lighting, Houston interior designer Nina Magon carries out her own riff on the storied orb . \u2014 Lia Picard, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"To learn how spiders build webs, the researchers used A.I. to track the legs and see exactly how the orb weavers interacted with their webs over time. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"The garden variety orb weavers build a new web each night to avoid being dinner for birds during the day. \u2014 Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"While the widows and the orb -weavers both use webs to catch snakes, the tarantulas actually stalk their prey on the ground, eventually pouncing and hanging onto the thrashing snake for dear life until their venom takes effect. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"A month ago, a group of activists, historians and mourners gathered at Ravensbr\u00fcck to dedicate an orb of remembrance for lesbian victims of the Holocaust. \u2014 Samuel Huneke, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"Picking up an orb while in max power will now give it suppression. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Despite it being named the Pink Moon, don't expect to see the giant orb in that exact shade. \u2014 Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"To create a small foyer of sorts, Eckley hung silver orb planters that catch the light but don\u2019t completely wall off the space from the rest of the garden. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 14 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1600, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French orbe, borrowed from Latin orbis \"disk, circle, sphere, orbit,\" perhaps a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *h 3 erbh- \"turn, be turned over, undergo transfer,\" whence also Tocharian B yerpe \"disk,\" Hittite harp- \"change sides, change allegiance\"":"Noun",
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"derivative of orb entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022frb"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ball",
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"globe",
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"sphere"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041622",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"orbit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a circular path":[],
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": a range or sphere of activity or influence":[
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"within the president's orbit"
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],
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": the bony socket of the eye":[
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"The orbit encloses and protects the eye and its appendages."
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],
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": to revolve in an orbit around : circle":[],
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": to send up and make revolve in an orbit":[
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"orbit a satellite"
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],
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": to travel in circles":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The Moon orbits the Earth.",
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"The satellites orbit at different heights.",
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"The Moon orbits around the Earth."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1696, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English orbite, orbita, borrowed from Medieval Latin orbita (probably as translation of Greek trochi\u00e1 ), going back to Latin, \"track, rut, path of a heavenly body\" \u2014 more at orbit entry 2":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Latin orbita \"track, rut, path of a heavenly body,\" probably derivative of an adjective stem *orbi-t- \"wheel-like,\" derivative of orbis \"disk, circle, wheel\" \u2014 more at orb entry 1":"Noun",
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"derivative of orbit entry 2":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fr-b\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for orbit Noun (2) range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
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"synonyms":[
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"circle",
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"circuit",
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"circumnavigate",
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"circumvent",
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"compass",
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"encircle",
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"girdle",
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"ring",
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"round"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234721",
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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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"orb weaver":{
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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 a family (Araneidae) of spiders that have eight similar eyes and typically spin a large elaborate wheel-shaped flat web and that includes large or brightly colored spiders (genera Aranea and Argiope ) found in gardens":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In a downstairs space, visitors get a close-up view of orb weaver spiders spinning intricate webs on metal frames. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Most of the webs are from orb weaver spiders who spin a series of elaborate concentric circles. \u2014 Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"One common beneficial Florida spider is the spiny orb weaver . \u2014 Ron Seifer, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"The web was made by an orb weaver spider, an arachnid known for its intricate web designs. \u2014 Lauren M. Johnson, CNN , 3 Oct. 2020",
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"The occupant, a Pacific garden spider, a type of orb weaver with spindly legs and a neon-yellow back, didn\u2019t move. \u2014 The New Yorker , 27 Apr. 2020",
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"Fortunately, Conlan said, orb weaver spiders are generally harmless to people. \u2014 Gig Conaughton, Ramona Sentinel , 16 Aug. 2019",
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"One of the orb weaver 's silk genes is even expressed in the spider's venom gland. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 19 Oct. 2017",
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"Contrary to earlier studies, the analyses divided orb weavers , the many spider species that make the classic spiral webs and cobwebs, into two groupings and put them on very different branches of the tree. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 19 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153459"
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},
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"Orbulina":{
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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 of minute foraminiferans having a globular unilocular shell":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u022f(r)by\u0259\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin orbis circle, disk + -ulus -ule + New Latin -ina":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051819"
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},
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"orb-spider":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": orb weaver":[]
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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":"20220709-071545"
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},
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"orb web":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a web made by an orb weaver":[]
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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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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101958"
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},
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"orby":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the course of an orb : like an orb : revolving":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022frb\u0113",
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"-bi",
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"\u02c8\u022f(\u0259)b\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"orb entry 2 + -y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111610"
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},
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"orbless":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking an orb":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022frbl\u0259\u0307s",
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"\u02c8\u022f(\u0259)b-"
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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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"orb entry 2 + -less":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133403"
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},
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"orbity":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": childlessness":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022f(r)b\u0259t\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French orbit\u00e9 , from Latin orbitat-, orbitas , from orbus orphaned, childless, bereft + -itat-, -itas -ity":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160251"
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}
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} |