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764 lines
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"Zagazig":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in northern Egypt north-northeast of Cairo population 302,840":[]
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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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"\u02c8za-g\u0259-\u02cczig"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082206",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Zaghl\u016bl":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1857\u20131927 Sa\u02bdd Zaghl\u016bl Pasha ibn Ibr\u0101h\u012bm Egyptian statesman":[
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"Sa\u02bdd \\ \u02c8s\u00e4d \\"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"zag-\u02c8l\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082414",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Zamiaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of cycads that includes the genus Zamia and is commonly itself included in Cycadaceae":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Zamia + -aceae":""
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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":"20220708-104837",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Zamicrus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of edentates from the Miocene of Argentina related to Megatherium but no larger than sloths":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from za- , intensive prefix (from Greek) + -micrus (from Greek mikros small); from the size of the molars":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zam\u0259kr\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104042",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Zamora":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city and capital of the province of Zamora population 64,986":[],
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"province of northwestern Spain in western Le\u00f3n bordering Portugal area 4077 square miles (10,559 square kilometers), population 188,270":[]
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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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"z\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085557",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"zaftig":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having a full rounded figure : pleasingly plump":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The actress playing the lead role was a zaftig blonde."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Yiddish zaftik juicy, succulent, from zaft juice, sap, from Middle High German saf, saft , from Old High German saf \u2014 more at sap":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u022ff-",
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"\u02c8z\u00e4f-tig"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132709",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"zag":{
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"antonyms":[
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"straighten"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course":[],
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": one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zig":[],
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": to execute a zag":[
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"\u2014 usually contrasted with zig"
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],
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": zig sense 2":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Bella paired the look with leather thigh-high boots and a zig- zag headband that is giving this writer serious flashbacks. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Coily or kinky hair (i.e. hair that forms tight curls in a zig- zag pattern from the scalp) is a Type 4, ranging from A to C in subcategories. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
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"Garden spiders produce a zig zag in their webs, but Joro spiders do not, according to Larson. \u2014 Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"These zig- zag braids were a beautiful departure from Rihanna's typical curly or straight style. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Often ignored in the pandemic\u2019s up-and-down, zig-and- zag , here-and-gone restaurant policies is a higher mandate that applies to 4 million people nationwide. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The North Anchorage district\u2019s southern boundary cuts along Northern Lights Boulevard to the Seward Highway, then follows the zig- zag of Chester Creek eastward to Lake Otis Parkway. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"How to create a zig- zag hair part Using a paddle brush, detangle your hair before styling and applying products. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Its symbol is two short parallel zig- zag lines, which can easily be incorporated into body art. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The race track consisted of zig- zag lines four to six nanometers wide on a gold surface. \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"And as any successful entrepreneur knows, when everyone zigs, you zag . \u2014 Nihar Chhaya, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"Dubbed the Book Tote, the carryall handbag took practically no time at all to wind up on celebrities, influencers, and that set of individuals who zig- zag between Capri, Ibiza, and Saint Tropez in the summer months. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"The bold marble zig- zag flooring, black, white and grey with flashes of jade, is set against smart navy velvet seating, silk cushions and sleek surfaces, giving a gleaming appeal. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"But every time producers zigged, the pandemic would once again force them to zag . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"The conjecture is every bit as dizzying as the watch's zig- zag guilloch\u00e9 patterned dial. \u2014 Stephen Watson, Town & Country , 22 June 2021",
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"That drive to zig when others zag has not dimmed even after merging his company with Boston Beer SAM a few years ago. \u2014 Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
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"But in 2021, Belichick zigged when everyone expected him to zag . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"zig zag":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zag"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"break",
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"cut",
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"sheer",
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"swerve",
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"veer",
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"yaw",
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"zig"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093516",
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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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"zamindar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a collector of the land revenue of a district for the government during the period of Mogul rule in India":[],
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": a feudal landlord in British India paying the government a fixed revenue":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Around Hyderabad in south-central India, many of the baolis were built by kings and zamindars . \u2014 The Economist , 13 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi & Urdu zam\u012bnd\u0101r , from Persian, from zam\u012bn land + -d\u0101r holder":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ze-",
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"\u02c8za-m\u0259n-\u02ccd\u00e4r",
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"z\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n-\u02c8d\u00e4r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083034",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zamindari":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the land held or administered by a zamindar":[],
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": the system of landholding and revenue collection by zamindars":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi & Urdu zam\u012bnd\u0101r\u012b , from Persian, from zam\u012bnd\u0101r":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccze-",
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"z\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n-",
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"\u02ccza-m\u0259n-\u02c8d\u00e4r-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084837",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zamindars":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a collector of the land revenue of a district for the government during the period of Mogul rule in India":[],
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": a feudal landlord in British India paying the government a fixed revenue":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Around Hyderabad in south-central India, many of the baolis were built by kings and zamindars . \u2014 The Economist , 13 July 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi & Urdu zam\u012bnd\u0101r , from Persian, from zam\u012bn land + -d\u0101r holder":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8za-m\u0259n-\u02ccd\u00e4r",
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"z\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n-\u02c8d\u00e4r",
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"\u02c8ze-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120459",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zamorin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the Hindu sovereign of Calicut and surrounding territory":[]
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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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"Portuguese samorim , from Malayalam s\u0101m\u016bri , from s\u0101mudri lord of the sea, from Sanskrit samudra ocean, from sam together + -udra (akin to Sanskrit udan water)":""
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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":"20220708-110256",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zaniness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"buffo",
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"buffoon",
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"clown",
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"harlequin"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who fawns over another person : a servile follower : toady":[
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"\u2026 must have known the falsehood of the slander which they encouraged their zanies to propagate.",
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"\u2014 William Gifford"
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],
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": a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : merry-andrew":[],
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": being or having the characteristics of a zany":[],
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": nut , kook":[],
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": one who acts the buffoon to amuse others":[],
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": very eccentric (see eccentric entry 1 sense 1a ) or absurd (see absurd entry 1 sense 1 ) often in an amusing way":[
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"a zany comedy",
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"the movie's zany characters/antics/humor",
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"another one of his zany ideas"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a zany plan to drive cross-country on a motorized scooter",
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"Noun",
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"hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party",
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"one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And the director is going to be there and just be your zany , funny self. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Similarly zany were his dealings with the Chechen mob and overzealous fellow ex-Marines, one of whom cheerfully watches pornography on his living-room TV in full view of visitors. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"At its best \u2014 whether performing a zany new pop musical about the fall of Rome; a witty dance theater piece about rehearsing; or the intense, expansive music of Julius Eastman \u2014 AMOC is a party, a communal happening, a family dinner. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"With an acoustic guitar in hand, Lapidus performed a zany original song about the frustration of wanting more parmesan cheese while at an Italian restaurant. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"The group is led by the zany and outspoken metalhead Eddie Munson, played by newcomer Joseph Quinn. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 15 May 2022",
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"At first glance, the area around Joshua Tree National Park can appear barren, apart from its zany trees and a few dry shrubs here and there. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Muggs dialed back the Bomb Squad\u2019s sonic maximalism, creating a barrage of psychedelic funk with a West Coast bent that would become progressively stranger and layered with each album, forever toeing the line between ominous and zany . \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Will Ferrell is best known for his work in zany comedies like Anchorman, Elf, and Step Brothers (and for good measure, because those movies are incredible). \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ahead of the show's return, EW is breaking down all of that and more \u2014 from when and where to watch, to all the new costumes, to all the twists to expect from this newest edition of Fox's zany masked celeb singing competition. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The announcement was a shock to Zappos employees, who had grown used to their company\u2019s zany , anything-goes culture. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"This zany , cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"In the 1970s, a new tradition was born \u2014 having students dress up as a zany El Palo Alto to boost school spirit at sporting events. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
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"For Mosca, selling the inn in a zany , legally fraught manner was worth it. \u2014 Julie Kliegman, The Week , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"The town would now be saddled with a zany (in a bad way), dysfunctional, dangerous organization on so many levels. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"With the notoriously zany Doja Cat hosting, really anything could happen at this year\u2019s MTV Video Music Awards. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"But for some animal-obsessive ceramists, anthropomorphizing as a sculptural approach is a zany (and speedy) joy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian zanni , a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni , nickname for Italian Giovanni John":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0101-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080119",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zany":{
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"antonyms":[
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"buffo",
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"buffoon",
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"clown",
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"harlequin"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who fawns over another person : a servile follower : toady":[
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"\u2026 must have known the falsehood of the slander which they encouraged their zanies to propagate.",
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"\u2014 William Gifford"
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],
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": a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : merry-andrew":[],
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": being or having the characteristics of a zany":[],
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": nut , kook":[],
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": one who acts the buffoon to amuse others":[],
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": very eccentric (see eccentric entry 1 sense 1a ) or absurd (see absurd entry 1 sense 1 ) often in an amusing way":[
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"a zany comedy",
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"the movie's zany characters/antics/humor",
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"another one of his zany ideas"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a zany plan to drive cross-country on a motorized scooter",
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"Noun",
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"hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party",
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"one of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And the director is going to be there and just be your zany , funny self. \u2014 Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Similarly zany were his dealings with the Chechen mob and overzealous fellow ex-Marines, one of whom cheerfully watches pornography on his living-room TV in full view of visitors. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"At its best \u2014 whether performing a zany new pop musical about the fall of Rome; a witty dance theater piece about rehearsing; or the intense, expansive music of Julius Eastman \u2014 AMOC is a party, a communal happening, a family dinner. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"With an acoustic guitar in hand, Lapidus performed a zany original song about the frustration of wanting more parmesan cheese while at an Italian restaurant. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
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"The group is led by the zany and outspoken metalhead Eddie Munson, played by newcomer Joseph Quinn. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 15 May 2022",
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"At first glance, the area around Joshua Tree National Park can appear barren, apart from its zany trees and a few dry shrubs here and there. \u2014 Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Muggs dialed back the Bomb Squad\u2019s sonic maximalism, creating a barrage of psychedelic funk with a West Coast bent that would become progressively stranger and layered with each album, forever toeing the line between ominous and zany . \u2014 Max Bell, SPIN , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Will Ferrell is best known for his work in zany comedies like Anchorman, Elf, and Step Brothers (and for good measure, because those movies are incredible). \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ahead of the show's return, EW is breaking down all of that and more \u2014 from when and where to watch, to all the new costumes, to all the twists to expect from this newest edition of Fox's zany masked celeb singing competition. \u2014 Lauren Huff, EW.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The announcement was a shock to Zappos employees, who had grown used to their company\u2019s zany , anything-goes culture. \u2014 Katherine Sayre, WSJ , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"This zany , cartoon-soundbite\u2013like track somehow fits comfortably on A Couple of Good Days next to playful hip-house, crystalline piano thumpers, funky strut, and alluringly low-key disco. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"In the 1970s, a new tradition was born \u2014 having students dress up as a zany El Palo Alto to boost school spirit at sporting events. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2021",
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"For Mosca, selling the inn in a zany , legally fraught manner was worth it. \u2014 Julie Kliegman, The Week , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"The town would now be saddled with a zany (in a bad way), dysfunctional, dangerous organization on so many levels. \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"With the notoriously zany Doja Cat hosting, really anything could happen at this year\u2019s MTV Video Music Awards. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 Sep. 2021",
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"But for some animal-obsessive ceramists, anthropomorphizing as a sculptural approach is a zany (and speedy) joy. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"1539, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian zanni , a traditional masked clown, from Italian dialect Zanni , nickname for Italian Giovanni John":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0101-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"foolish",
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"half-baked",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"inept",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"simpleminded",
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"stupid",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072849",
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"zap":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to avoid watching (something, such as a television commercial) by changing channels especially with a remote control or by fast-forwarding a videotape":[],
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": to change television channels using a remote control":[],
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": to get rid of, destroy, or kill especially with or as if with sudden force":[],
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": to hit with or as if with a sudden concentrated application of force or energy":[],
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": to irradiate especially with microwaves":[],
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": to move with speed or force":[],
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": to propel suddenly or speedily":[],
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": to transport instantaneously":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The flowers were zapped by the cold weather.",
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"The aliens in the movie zapped people from spaceships.",
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"She reheated her muffin by zapping it in the microwave for a few seconds.",
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"I zapped through the channels for a while before falling asleep.",
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"We tape the show so we can zap through the commercials.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But zap it with an electric current and the droplets or crystals line up \u2014 turning the glass transparent. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
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"Many travelers now zap over 5 or 10 rupees with a few taps on their smartphones instead of digging out their wallets. \u2014 Rajesh Roy, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
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"How does a mere set of sheets completely zap sweat and moisture",
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"Now Johnson just has to hope that his party doesn't choose to zap him instead. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"And the film was financed by Amazon, which aims to zap it to hundreds of millions of Prime members worldwide this fall. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Sep. 2021",
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"Even with that backup, the township recently purchased a $225,000 treatment system to better zap the toxic algae. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"Warm atoms zap around at speeds of hundreds of miles per hour, while extremely cold atoms stand nearly still. \u2014 Karmela Padavic-callaghan, Wired , 7 Sep. 2021",
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"Many forms of hormonal birth control, for example, can zap zits or regulate and even eliminate your period. \u2014 Juno Demelo, Glamour , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Think about the simple telegraph set, where one wire carries a signal that is transmitted one zap or quiet space at a time. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"With an electric zap , the liquid shifts forward; its body follows with the air sac acting like a tail. \u2014 Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"The range can sense when a pan is on it and uses an electromagnetic field to zap heat into the metal. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 16 Dec. 2021",
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"Electric arcs zap across the ring, which can be made as large as a meter in diameter, ripping particles from the moon\u2019s surface. \u2014 Ramin Skibba, Wired , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"Clorox Paper Towel Wipes are strong, zap grime and sanitize surfaces. \u2014 Carolyn Forte, Good Housekeeping , 17 Aug. 2021",
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"In simple terms, a zap of lightning transforms that unavailable nitrogen in the atmosphere into something that can help plants grow. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Two nights earlier, what felt like a brain zap jolted me awake. \u2014 Morgan Stephens, CNN , 23 July 2021",
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"The United Arab Emirates, parched from heatwaves and an arid climate, is testing new technology to zap clouds with electricity to artificially create rain. \u2014 Christine Fernando, USA TODAY , 21 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Interjection",
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"1942, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1963, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"imitative":"Interjection"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zap"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"belt",
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"biff",
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"bludgeon",
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"bob",
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"bonk",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"bust",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clobber",
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"clock",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"hammer",
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"hit",
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"knock",
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"nail",
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"paste",
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"pound",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slog",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smite",
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"sock",
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"strike",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"tag",
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"thump",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"whack",
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"whale"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113142",
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"type":[
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"interjection",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"zamouse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bush cow sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"z\u0259\u02c8m\u00fcs"
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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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"Arabic j\u0101m\u016bs":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170828"
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},
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"zamia":{
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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 genus ( Zamia of the family Zamiaceae) of American cycads with a short thick woody base, a crown of palmlike leaves, and oblong cones":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0101-m\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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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 zamiae nuces , false manuscript reading for azaniae nuces pine nuts":""
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},
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"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171809"
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},
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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|
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": bagpipe":[]
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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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"zampogna, sampogna from Italian zampogna , modification of Late Latin symphonia , a musical instrument, perhaps the panpipe, from Latin, harmony of sounds; zampo\u00f1a from Spanish, modification of Late Latin symphonia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235744"
|
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},
|
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"Zamenis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large genus of European and Asiatic colubrid snakes closely resembling and in some classifications including a black snake ( Coluber constrictor ) of the U.S.":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8zam\u0259n\u0259\u0307s"
|
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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, modification of Greek zamen\u0113s mighty, raging, from za- , intensive prefix + -men\u0113s (from menos strength, fierceness, spirit)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-020015"
|
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},
|
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"Zamboni":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"trademark"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"zam-\u02c8b\u014d-n\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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172251"
|
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},
|
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"Zamuco":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a group of peoples of the northern Chaco":[],
|
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": a member of any of such peoples":[],
|
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": the language of the Zamuco peoples":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"z\u0259\u02c8m\u00fc(\u02cc)k\u014d",
|
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"s\u0259-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181413"
|
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},
|
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"Zaglossus":{
|
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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 spiny anteaters of New Guinea \u2014 see echidna sense 1b":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"z\u0259\u02c8gl\u00e4s\u0259s",
|
|
"-gl\u022fs-"
|
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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 za- , intensive prefix (from Greek, from za through, from dia ) + -glossus (from Greek gl\u014dssa tongue)":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212412"
|
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},
|
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"Zamzummim":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": aboriginal giants reported in the Old Testament to have inhabited the region of Ammon prior to the coming of the Ammonites \u2014 compare anakim , emim , rephaim":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"zam\u02c8z\u0259m\u0259\u0307m"
|
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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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"Hebrew zamzumm\u012bm":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000915"
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}
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