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984 lines
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{
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"Sappho":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"flourished circa 610\u2013 circa 570 b.c. Greek poet":[]
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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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"\u02c8sa-(\u02cc)f\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042646",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Sapporo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city on western Hokkaido, Japan population 1,913,545":[]
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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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"s\u00e4-\u02c8p\u022fr-(\u02cc)\u014d",
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"\u02c8s\u00e4-p\u014d-\u02ccr\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043554",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"sap":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a body fluid (such as blood) essential to life, health, or vigor":[],
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": a foolish gullible person":[],
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": blackjack , bludgeon":[],
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": bodily health and vigor":[],
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": the extension of a trench to a point beneath an enemy's fortifications":[],
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": to drain or deprive of sap":[],
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": to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of":[
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"sapped her strength"
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],
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": to knock out with a sap":[],
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": to operate against or pierce by a sap":[],
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": to proceed by digging a sap":[],
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": to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation : undermine":[],
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": to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of":[
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"the illness sapped him of his stamina"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1642, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French sape , from saper":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English s\u00e6p ; akin to Old High German saf sap":"Noun",
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"Middle French sapper , from Old Italian zappare , from zappa hoe":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sap Verb (2) weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004444",
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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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"sap cavity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": vacuole":[]
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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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"sap entry 1":""
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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":"20220707-023838",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sap chafer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various sap-feeding flower beetles especially of the family Cetoniidae":[]
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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":"20220706-105430",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sap pine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pitch pine ( Pinus rigida )":[],
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": loblolly":[]
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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":"20220707-053557",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapa":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": grape juice evaporated to a syrupy consistency or to the consistency of honey and used especially in the 16th century as a cough cure : must":[]
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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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"Latin; akin to Latin sapere to taste, have good taste":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0101p\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221505",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapajou":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": capuchin sense 3b":[],
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": spider monkey":[]
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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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"French, from Tupi":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sap\u0259\u02ccj\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060942",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the heartwood of sappanwood formerly used as an astringent":[]
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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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"Malay sapang":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sa\u02ccpan",
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"s\u0259\u02c8pan"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034459",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapanwood":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of sapanwood variant spelling of sappanwood"
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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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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-113603",
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"type":[]
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},
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"saphead":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a weak-minded stupid person : sap":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an important diplomatic post that is no place for a saphead"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1691, 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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"\u02c8sap-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"thickhead",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220701",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"saphie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a West African talisman, amulet, or charm":[]
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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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"Mandingo safaye":""
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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":"20220706-125907",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"saphir d'eau":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": water sapphire":[]
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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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"French":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sa\u02c8fi(\u0259)r\u02c8d\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184425",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapiao":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a round haul net of the Philippines made of cotton twine and used for catching small pelagic fishes":[]
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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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"native name in the Philippines":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccs\u00e4p\u0113\u02c8au\u0307"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214657",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": agreeable to the mind":[],
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": having flavor : flavorful":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin sapidus tasty, from sapere to taste \u2014 more at sage":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sa-p\u0259d",
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"\u02c8sap-\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235937",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun,"
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]
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},
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"sapience":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": wisdom , sagacity":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the kind of sapience that comes from a lifetime of experience as an educator",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This seeming truth is said with a kind of sleepy sapience , as though only the na\u00efve or the self-deluded would imagine anything otherwise. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 27 Nov. 2019"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sapientia , from sapient-, sapiens , present participle":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sa-",
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"\u02c8s\u0101-p\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"discernment",
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"insight",
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"perception",
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"perceptiveness",
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"perceptivity",
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"sagaciousness",
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"sagacity",
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"sageness",
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"wisdom"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034134",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapient":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unperceptive",
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"unwise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": possessing or expressing great sagacity":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an uncle who is always good for valuable insights and some sapient advice",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The reason for this is that a focus on just four creature types (Party only cares about wizards, rogues, warriors and clerics) would have limited the design opportunities for the rest of the set, which includes plenty of non- sapient creatures. \u2014 Joe Parlock, Forbes , 24 June 2021",
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"Many wise and sapient social historians have written on the American cult, and invention, of the weekend. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, Town & Country , 29 May 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sapient-, sapiens , from present participle of sapere to taste, be wise \u2014 more at sage":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sa-",
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"\u02c8s\u0101-p\u0113-\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sapient wise , sage , sapient , judicious , prudent , sensible , sane mean having or showing sound judgment. wise suggests great understanding of people and of situations and unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them. wise beyond his tender years sage suggests wide experience, great learning, and wisdom. the sage advice of my father sapient suggests great sagacity and discernment. the sapient musings of an old philosopher judicious stresses a capacity for reaching wise decisions or just conclusions. judicious parents using kindness and discipline in equal measure prudent suggests the exercise of restraint guided by sound practical wisdom and discretion. a prudent decision to wait out the storm sensible applies to action guided and restrained by good sense and rationality. a sensible woman who was not fooled by flattery sane stresses mental soundness, rationality, and levelheadedness. remained sane even in times of crises",
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"synonyms":[
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"discerning",
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"insightful",
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"perceptive",
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"prudent",
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"sagacious",
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"sage",
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"wise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231701",
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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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"sapless":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a body fluid (such as blood) essential to life, health, or vigor":[],
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": a foolish gullible person":[],
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": blackjack , bludgeon":[],
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": bodily health and vigor":[],
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": the extension of a trench to a point beneath an enemy's fortifications":[],
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": to drain or deprive of sap":[],
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": to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of":[
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"sapped her strength"
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],
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": to knock out with a sap":[],
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": to operate against or pierce by a sap":[],
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": to proceed by digging a sap":[],
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": to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation : undermine":[],
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": to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of":[
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"the illness sapped him of his stamina"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1642, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French sape , from saper":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English s\u00e6p ; akin to Old High German saf sap":"Noun",
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"Middle French sapper , from Old Italian zappare , from zappa hoe":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sap Verb (2) weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110128",
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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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"sapped":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a body fluid (such as blood) essential to life, health, or vigor":[],
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": a foolish gullible person":[],
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": blackjack , bludgeon":[],
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": bodily health and vigor":[],
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": the extension of a trench to a point beneath an enemy's fortifications":[],
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": to drain or deprive of sap":[],
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": to gradually diminish the supply or intensity of":[
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"sapped her strength"
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],
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": to knock out with a sap":[],
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": to operate against or pierce by a sap":[],
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": to proceed by digging a sap":[],
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": to subvert by digging or eroding the substratum or foundation : undermine":[],
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": to weaken or exhaust the energy or vitality of":[
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"the illness sapped him of his stamina"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"1642, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French sape , from saper":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Old English s\u00e6p ; akin to Old High German saf sap":"Noun",
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"Middle French sapper , from Old Italian zappare , from zappa hoe":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for sap Verb (2) weaken , enfeeble , debilitate , undermine , sap , cripple , disable mean to lose or cause to lose strength or vigor. weaken may imply loss of physical strength, health, soundness, or stability or of quality, intensity, or effective power. a disease that weakens the body's defenses enfeeble implies a condition of marked weakness and helplessness. enfeebled by starvation debilitate suggests a less marked or more temporary impairment of strength or vitality. the debilitating effects of surgery undermine and sap suggest a weakening by something working surreptitiously and insidiously. a poor diet undermines your health drugs had sapped his ability to think cripple implies causing a serious loss of functioning power through damaging or removing an essential part or element. crippled by arthritis disable suggests bringing about impairment or limitation in a physical or mental ability. disabled by an injury sustained at work",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023327",
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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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"sapphirine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": made of sapphire":[],
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": resembling sapphire especially in color":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sa-\u02c8f\u012b-r\u0259n",
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"\u02c8sa-\u02ccf\u012br-\u02cc\u0113n",
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"\u02c8sa-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134729",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"sapphirine gurnard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a European gurnard ( Trigla hirundo ) having the pectoral fins much blotched with a rich blue":[]
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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":"20220707-190829",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"sapphism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lesbianism":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Most of the women who come for an evening of unabashed sapphism with Skirt Club identify as straight, says LeJeune, a former Bloomberg journalist currently married to a man. \u2014 Wednesday Martin, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Sappho + -ism ; from the belief that Sappho was sexually attracted to other women":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sa-\u02ccfi-z\u0259m",
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"\u02c8saf-\u02cciz-\u0259m"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082816",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"sappiness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being sappy : foolishness":[],
|
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": the state of being full of or smelling of sap":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"the over-the-top sappiness of the verse on the Valentine's Day card",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But if sappiness or shyness aren\u2019t really the show\u2019s thing, sensitivity is. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
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"That means giving the star a chance to be heroic and funny, while adding a dollop of heart that borders a bit too much on sappiness . \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Those early moments of violence are actually some of the only ones in a movie that\u2019s fairly light on the gore and heavy on the sappiness , as if Argento\u2019s knives had been dulled by age. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"The script, by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, is lovely but modest\u2014a tale of Vogel\u2019s personal redemption and self-improvement that could easily come off with the sappiness of a Hallmark special. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 21 Nov. 2019",
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"As spoken by one character, that line sounds like del Toro\u2019s credited allies the Coen Brothers, which exposes the snark at the base of del Toro\u2019s left-wing sappiness . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 Dec. 2017",
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"The elasticity of language, the silliness and sappiness , felt very much like the expression of the twins. \u2014 Parul Seghal, The Atlantic , 17 June 2017",
|
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"Mara\u2019s up for it all, but the nudge toward sappiness over messiness feels like the slightest step backward. \u2014 Robert Abele, latimes.com , 8 June 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1552, 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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"\u02c8sa-p\u0113-n\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bathos",
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"gooeyness",
|
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"lovey-doveyness",
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"mawkishness",
|
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"mush",
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"mushiness",
|
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"saccharinity",
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"sentimentalism",
|
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"sentimentality",
|
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"sloppiness",
|
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"soppiness",
|
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"syrup",
|
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"sirup"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071502",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"sapples":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": suds":[]
|
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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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"probably diminutive (plural) of English dialect (Scots) saip soap, from Old English s\u0101pe":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sap\u0259lz"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030057",
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"sappy":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"unsentimental"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": abounding with sap":[],
|
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": lacking in good sense : silly":[],
|
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": overly sweet or sentimental":[],
|
|
": resembling or consisting largely of sapwood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"She gets all sappy when she is around babies.",
|
|
"a sappy letter filled with silly romantic clich\u00e9s",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Pundits taunted Drake for subscribing to this nonlinear narrative of sappy love songs or braggadocious rap records. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Romance served as the impetus behind the brand\u2019s Young Rose, but the scent isn\u2019t a sappy tale. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Using bold accent colors prevents pastel palettes from looking too sappy . \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The resulting book is beautiful and wise without ever being sappy or manipulative. \u2014 Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Our sappy human brains and their tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects kicked in. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Rather than having to carry on awkward pleasantry conversations with a driver, the passenger can just go for a ride and not need to engage in sappy dialogue. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 15 May 2021",
|
|
"Still, the show managed to put on a great Hanukkah episode that features some equally sappy and funny flashbacks, plus a very special performance by Ray Charles. \u2014 Rebecca Caplan, Vulture , 23 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Being a parent is full of so many incredibly sappy moments. \u2014 Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful , 19 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sa-p\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chocolate-box",
|
|
"cloying",
|
|
"corny",
|
|
"drippy",
|
|
"fruity",
|
|
"gooey",
|
|
"lovey-dovey",
|
|
"maudlin",
|
|
"mawkish",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"novelettish",
|
|
"saccharine",
|
|
"schmaltzy",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slushy",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soupy",
|
|
"spoony",
|
|
"spooney",
|
|
"sticky",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"sugary",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220000",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"saprophytic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsap-r\u0259-\u02c8fit-ik",
|
|
"\u02ccsa-pr\u0259-\u02c8fi-tik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If that\u2019s the case, this could be a saprophytic fungus developing off that tissue. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Your thumbnail photo is quite small and quite dark, but these are some type of saprophytic fungal growth that is present because the branches were dead. \u2014 Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com , 28 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075148"
|
|
},
|
|
"sapucaia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tree of the genus Lecythis \u2014 see sapucaia nut":[],
|
|
": the hard heavy durable timber of various sapucaias that is used for ties, in heavy construction, and to a limited extent in cabinetmaking":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Portuguese sapucaia , from Tupi zabuc\u00e1ya, sapuc\u00e1ya":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081530"
|
|
},
|
|
"Saprospira":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of large free-living or commensal aquatic spirochetes (family Spirochaetaceae) having neither crista nor flagella":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsapr\u0259\u02c8sp\u012br\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from sapr- + Latin spira coil":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111152"
|
|
},
|
|
"saprophyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a saprophytic organism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sa-pr\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt",
|
|
"\u02c8sap-r\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Superficially, cancer root appears like Indian pipe, a woodland dwelling saprophyte , a plant that feeds on decomposing plant matter. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115135"
|
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},
|
|
"sap rot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disintegration (as caused by wood-destroying fungi) of sapwood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115839"
|
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},
|
|
"saprozoic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": saprophytic":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of animals (such as protozoans)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsa-pr\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik",
|
|
"\u02ccsap-r\u0259-\u02c8z\u014d-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1920, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115942"
|
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},
|
|
"sapucaia nut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the oily edible seed of various sapucaias especially of Brazil and British Guiana that resemble but are often considered superior to Brazil nuts and yield a high percentage of oil \u2014 compare monkey pot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123456"
|
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},
|
|
"sap tie":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a railroad crosstie having sapwood wider than one-fourth the width of the tie on the top at a point between 20 and 40 inches from the middle of the tie":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150000"
|
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},
|
|
"sapucaia-nut family":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lecythidaceae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164252"
|
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},
|
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"sap green":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strong yellow green":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004516"
|
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},
|
|
"sapsucker":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Sphyrapicus ) of North American woodpeckers that drill holes in trees in order to obtain sap and insects for food":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sap-\u02ccs\u0259-k\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hampden County: The area hosted a Barrow\u2019s goldeneye on the Connecticut River in Chicopee, lingers included a gray catbird at Laughing Brook Sanctuary and a yellow-bellied sapsucker in Springfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"For trees in stress with yellow leaves, mistletoe, sapsucker damage, dead tip growth and other symptoms, apply the entire Sick Tree Treatment. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 23 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Other North American woodpeckers that cache are downy, red-headed, hairy, Lewis, red-bellied, gila, golden-fronted and red-bellied sapsucker . \u2014 Jim Williams, Star Tribune , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"Prior to Hercules' tenure at the airport, wildlife strikes have included at least two coyotes, two deer, three bats, three geese and a yellow bellied sapsucker . \u2014 Rick Steelhammer, chicagotribune.com , 25 Aug. 2020",
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"Other highlights included a prairie warbler, a common yellowthroat, a rusty blackbird, and 3 yellow-bellied sapsuckers in Wellfleet, and a vesper sparrow in Truro. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 Jan. 2020",
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"Yep, those straight rows or columns of holes in the trunks and limbs of your tree are compliments of the pretty sapsucker woodpecker. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 13 Aug. 2019",
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"The holes are not caused by borers, but instead by woodpeckers or sapsuckers . \u2014 Neil Sperry, star-telegram , 27 Apr. 2018",
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"This is the time of year sapsucker can be active (late winter through spring). \u2014 Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 19 Feb. 2018"
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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