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{
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"Inoceramus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of large filibranchiate bivalve mollusks (suborder Mytilacea) especially characteristic of the Cretaceous":[]
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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 in- entry 3 + Greek keramos potter's clay, pottery":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccin\u014d\u02c8ser\u0259m\u0259s",
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"\u02cc\u012bn-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085027",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"inobnoxious":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": inoffensive":[]
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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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"in- entry 1 + obnoxious":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6in+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115516",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"inobservable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": incapable of being observed":[]
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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 inobservabilis , from in- in- entry 1 + observabilis observable":""
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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":"20220706-172418",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"inobservance":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": failure to fulfill : nonobservance":[],
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": lack of attention : heedlessness":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French & Latin; French, from Latin inobservantia , from in- + observantia observance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccin-\u0259b-\u02c8z\u0259r-v\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051631",
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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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"inobservant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": failure to fulfill : nonobservance":[],
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": lack of attention : heedlessness":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French & Latin; French, from Latin inobservantia , from in- + observantia observance":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccin-\u0259b-\u02c8z\u0259r-v\u0259n(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185529",
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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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"inobtrusive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unobtrusive":[
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"tried hard to be inobtrusive",
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"\u2014 L. S. Feuer"
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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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"in- entry 1 + obtrusive":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6in+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084025",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"inobvious":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not obvious":[]
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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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"in- entry 1 + obvious":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)in+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113234",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"inoccupation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lack of occupation":[]
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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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"in- entry 1 + occupation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6in+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202757",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"inoculant":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": inoculum":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Don\u2019t forget to roll the seed or roots in a Rhizobia bacterial inoculant . \u2014 Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"As a successful inoculant became more likely, the JCVI\u2019s Covid-19 subcommittee met weekly starting in September. \u2014 Joanna Sugden, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2020",
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"To use an inoculant , roll wet seeds in the powder immediately before planting. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 31 Mar. 2017",
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"Topics discussed are potting containers and soil, seeds as newborns, newborn seedlings' microbiome, microbial seed inoculants and amending your seed starting soil with mineral nutrients and biology. \u2014 Courant Community , 26 Dec. 2017",
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"Inoculants of these bacteria are available commercially and may be used to coat the seeds before planting to make sure the bacteria are present; however, this generally is not necessary. \u2014 Dan Gill, NOLA.com , 8 July 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1898, 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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"in-\u02c8\u00e4k-y\u0259-l\u0259nt",
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"i-\u02c8n\u00e4-ky\u0259-l\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113935",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"inoculate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to introduce (something, such as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth":[],
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": to introduce a microorganism into":[
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"inoculate mice with anthrax",
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"beans inoculated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria"
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],
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": to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into especially in order to treat or prevent a disease":[
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"inoculate children against diphtheria"
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],
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": to introduce something into the mind of":[],
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": to protect as if by inoculation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"inoculated them with the idea that the individual can always make a difference in this world",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In September, the WHO estimated the continent only had enough vaccines to inoculate just 17% of the population this year, but efforts are being made to send more vaccines to countries. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Unlike with other vaccines required for schoolchildren, Newsom\u2019s plan \u2014 because it was not enacted through the Legislature \u2014 would allow parents to cite personal beliefs in refusing to inoculate their children against COVID-19. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Many countries lack the infrastructure \u2014 medical personnel, storage facilities and transportation \u2014 to quickly inoculate their populations. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Covid-19 vaccinations for children 5 to 11 years old are off to a slow start in many parts of the U.S., federal data show, underscoring the challenges health officials face in persuading parents to inoculate their children. \u2014 Jon Kamp, WSJ , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"Inequality has also been an issue in the drive to inoculate populations. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"And few bosses seem to know how to inoculate their staff against this quitagion. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"Pfizer's vaccine was the first to win U.S. approval for emergency use in December 2020, and Israel quickly became one of the first countries to inoculate its population with the vaccine. \u2014 CBS News , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"But lawyers have increasingly argued that the protection should not inoculate the company from punishment for design choices that promoted harmful use. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, to insert a bud in a plant, from Latin inoculatus , past participle of inoculare , from in- + oculus eye, bud \u2014 more at eye":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"in-\u02c8\u00e4k-y\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"i-\u02c8n\u00e4-ky\u0259-\u02ccl\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for inoculate infuse , suffuse , imbue , ingrain , inoculate , leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance. new members infused enthusiasm into the club suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality. a room suffused with light imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being. imbue students with intellectual curiosity ingrain , used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait. clung to ingrained habits inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety. an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality. a serious play leavened with comic moments",
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"synonyms":[
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"endue",
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"indue",
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"imbue",
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"inculcate",
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"infuse",
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"ingrain",
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"engrain",
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"invest",
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"steep",
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"suffuse"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114322",
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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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"inoffensive":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adverse",
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"bad",
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"baleful",
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"baneful",
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"damaging",
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"dangerous",
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"deleterious",
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"detrimental",
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"evil",
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"harmful",
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"hurtful",
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"ill",
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"injurious",
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"mischievous",
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"nocuous",
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"noxious",
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"pernicious",
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"prejudicial",
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"wicked"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": causing no harm or injury":[],
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": giving no provocation : peaceable":[],
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": not objectionable to the senses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The priest was a mild-mannered inoffensive fellow.",
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"an inoffensive little joke at the opening of his speech",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The faint coconut smell is inoffensive , unlike some sunscreens that smell chalky or like Pina Coladas. \u2014 Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online , 4 June 2022",
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"The filling is inoffensive ricotta and four other filler cheeses, a blank canvas for saucing up. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
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"But how can there be any inoffensive middle ground on mass shootings in supermarkets, in houses of worship, in fourth-grade classrooms",
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"That's on top of a few inoffensive modifications that are well advised, like stainless brake lines and an upgraded shift mechanism. \u2014 James Tate, Car and Driver , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"For at least a year, starting in March 2020, these inoffensive , often gingham or plaid shirts were what homebound men and women wore on video call after video call. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The family-friendly, fun-for-everyone, intentionally inoffensive brand is being challenged like never before, largely by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP politicians who are playing to the cameras to raise their own profiles. \u2014 Oliver Darcy, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"In the course of a week, the inoffensive button-up\u2014a staple in men\u2019s fashion since time immemorial\u2014has mysteriously become as pass\u00e9 as Betamax in Hollywood. \u2014 Jacob Gallagher, WSJ , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Verification technology was not built to penalize journalists for reporting the truth or content creators for taking risks but, by penalizing the publication of inoffensive pablum over interesting content, that is all too often the end result. \u2014 Alok Choudhary, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, 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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"\u02ccin-\u0259-\u02c8fen(t)-siv",
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"\u02cci-n\u0259-\u02c8fen-siv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anodyne",
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"benign",
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"harmless",
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"hurtless",
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"innocent",
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"innocuous",
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"safe",
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"white"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161744",
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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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"inoperable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"functional",
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"functioning",
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"operable",
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"operant",
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"operating",
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"operational",
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"operative",
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"running",
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"working"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": not functioning : inoperative":[],
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": not treatable or remediable by surgery":[
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"an inoperable brain tumor"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a patient with inoperable cancer",
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"The device makes the car inoperable when a key is not used to start it.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The limited supply of spare engines for F-35 Maurer asserted led to more than 9% of F-35 aircraft being inoperable in February. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"In the minutes and eventual hour that followed the gunman\u2019s entry into the school, radios used by officers on the scene were inoperable , rendering communication with law enforcement difficult, McCraw testified. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 22 June 2022",
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"The Green Line work train used for maintenance has been inoperable for at least eight months, the FTA found. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022",
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"Without a power source, the equipment was inoperable . \u2014 Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
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"P\u00e9rez publicly announced his then-stage three pancreatic cancer diagnosis in December 2021, telling fans that the cancer was inoperable and doctors had given him six months to a year to live. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 May 2022",
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"All voting machines should have secondary backup storage and any machine that is deemed inoperable should be repaired on site. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 18 May 2022",
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"Bows that are completely inoperable , preferably un-strung, but loosely strung is also allowed. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 18 May 2022",
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"In December 2021, P\u00e9rez announced on his Facebook page that he had been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer and would not seek chemotherapy or radiation treatment. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 7 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from French inop\u00e9rable":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)in-\u02c8\u00e4p-(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"(\u02cc)in-\u02c8\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"down",
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"inoperative",
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"kaput",
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"kaputt",
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"malfunctioning",
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"nonfunctional",
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"nonfunctioning",
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"nonoperating"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115001",
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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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"inoperative":{
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"antonyms":[
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"active",
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"alive",
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"busy",
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"employed",
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"functioning",
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"going",
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"living",
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"on",
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"operating",
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"operative",
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"running",
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"working"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having no effect or force":[
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"an inoperative law"
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],
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": not functioning":[
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"an inoperative clock"
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],
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": not operative: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The accident had rendered the vehicle inoperative .",
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"With the new federal law in place, the state law has become inoperative .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Based on the variety of analytical tools used to evaluate the performance of these motors in the field, reports of inoperative motors are expected to continue. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"By December, the InSight team expects the lander to have become inoperative . \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 18 May 2022",
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"The wood is peeling, the leather is cracked, power antenna, air horns, and radio are inoperative , and the power windows work only intermittently. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"One of the Mac Studio's two SSD slots is inoperative in some configurations because of a missing SSD controller. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"According to the chronology report filed with the NHTSA, Ford said the inoperative F-150 wiper issue was brought the attention of the company's Critical Concern Review Group between March and April of 2021. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The family car was inoperative half of the time with plastic garbage bags as back windows. \u2014 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Every home has that one drawer where unknown or inoperative chargers go to become a tangled mess. \u2014 Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens , 9 Dec. 2021",
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"During a 2009 inspection, the Department of Health and Human Services found unsanitary conditions, inoperative scrub sinks, one-time-only equipment being reused and several other deficiencies. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 17 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1631, 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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"-\u02c8\u00e4-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101-",
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"(\u02cc)in-\u02c8\u00e4-p(\u0259-)r\u0259-tiv",
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"i-\u02c8n\u00e4-p\u0259-r\u0259-tiv"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dead",
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"dormant",
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"fallow",
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"free",
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"idle",
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"inactive",
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"inert",
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"latent",
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"off",
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"unused",
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"vacant"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054232",
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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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"inoperculate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an inoperculate animal or shell":[],
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": having no operculum":[
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"inoperculate gastropod shells",
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"inoperculate mosses"
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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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"in- entry 1 + operculate":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6in+",
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"\""
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134531",
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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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"inopportune":{
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"antonyms":[
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"late"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": inconvenient , unseasonable":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He always shows up at the most inopportune times.",
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"an inopportune sale of stocks",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The key is to position yourself so you are not forced to sell stocks at an inopportune time. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
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"But midday travel is at or above pre-COVID levels in many areas, making midday an inopportune time to leave, Pishue continued. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
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"The lockdowns come at an inopportune time for Xi Jinping. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
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"Kershaw\u2019s absence surfaced at an inopportune time for Los Angeles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
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"And then the lockout \u2013 a 99-day industry freeze that delayed the season and caused nervous heartbeats in Delaware North\u2019s Buffalo headquarters \u2013 landed at the most inopportune time. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
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"Vice President Kamala Harris should be forgiven for her inopportune case of the giggles during a discussion of Ukrainian refugees two weeks ago. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The arms race in college basketball began roughly 15 years ago, which caught Maryland at an inopportune time. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Perspiration is sure to drip down your face and ruin your make-up at inopportune times. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1507, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin inopportunus , from in- + opportunus opportune":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)in-\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fcn",
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"-\u02c8ty\u00fcn",
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"in-\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fcn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"early",
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"precocious",
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"premature",
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"unseasonable",
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"untimely"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045155",
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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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"inopportunely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"late"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": inconvenient , unseasonable":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"He always shows up at the most inopportune times.",
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"an inopportune sale of stocks",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The key is to position yourself so you are not forced to sell stocks at an inopportune time. \u2014 Bill Stone, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"But midday travel is at or above pre-COVID levels in many areas, making midday an inopportune time to leave, Pishue continued. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The lockdowns come at an inopportune time for Xi Jinping. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Kershaw\u2019s absence surfaced at an inopportune time for Los Angeles. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"And then the lockout \u2013 a 99-day industry freeze that delayed the season and caused nervous heartbeats in Delaware North\u2019s Buffalo headquarters \u2013 landed at the most inopportune time. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Vice President Kamala Harris should be forgiven for her inopportune case of the giggles during a discussion of Ukrainian refugees two weeks ago. \u2014 James Freeman, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The arms race in college basketball began roughly 15 years ago, which caught Maryland at an inopportune time. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Perspiration is sure to drip down your face and ruin your make-up at inopportune times. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 3 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1507, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin inopportunus , from in- + opportunus opportune":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02cc)in-\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fcn",
|
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"-\u02c8ty\u00fcn",
|
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"in-\u02cc\u00e4-p\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fcn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"early",
|
|
"precocious",
|
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"premature",
|
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"unseasonable",
|
|
"untimely"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015923",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"inorb":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ensphere , encircle":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"in- entry 2 + orb (noun)":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210845",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"inordinate":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": disorderly , unregulated":[],
|
|
": exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"I waited an inordinate amount of time.",
|
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"They have had an inordinate number of problems with the schedule.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Up until rather recently, the history of gynecological health was written and recorded by men who seemed to have an inordinate degree of suspicion regarding vaginas. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Coburg is, however, no ordinary town; the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha possessed inordinate influence in the nineteenth century, not least as a gene pool for the British Royal Family. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But different approaches to adapting him for the screen have provoked inordinate passion among fans, including knee-jerk reactions that border on the hysterical. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Black and Latino students are suspended or expelled from school at inordinate rates compared with their White peers, and are also less likely to be placed in advanced classes or programs for gifted children. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"What about deputies stopping Black and Latino cyclists at an inordinate rate",
|
|
"Sadly, the process to achieve that goal was onerous, requiring me to spend inordinate time in training. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"But first an inordinate amount of infrastructure and economic incentives have to be patched together, swiftly, before the wheat harvest gains speed near June\u2019s end. \u2014 WSJ , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"An inordinate amount of respect toward the opposition sometimes leads to relatively timid performances. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English inordinat , from Latin inordinatus , from in- + ordinatus , past participle of ordinare to arrange \u2014 more at ordain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
|
|
"in-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for inordinate excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"exorbitant",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"overextravagant",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"plethoric",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unmerciful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001944",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"inordinately":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": disorderly , unregulated":[],
|
|
": exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I waited an inordinate amount of time.",
|
|
"They have had an inordinate number of problems with the schedule.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Up until rather recently, the history of gynecological health was written and recorded by men who seemed to have an inordinate degree of suspicion regarding vaginas. \u2014 Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Coburg is, however, no ordinary town; the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha possessed inordinate influence in the nineteenth century, not least as a gene pool for the British Royal Family. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But different approaches to adapting him for the screen have provoked inordinate passion among fans, including knee-jerk reactions that border on the hysterical. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Black and Latino students are suspended or expelled from school at inordinate rates compared with their White peers, and are also less likely to be placed in advanced classes or programs for gifted children. \u2014 Clyde Mcgrady, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"What about deputies stopping Black and Latino cyclists at an inordinate rate",
|
|
"Sadly, the process to achieve that goal was onerous, requiring me to spend inordinate time in training. \u2014 Star Tribune , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"But first an inordinate amount of infrastructure and economic incentives have to be patched together, swiftly, before the wheat harvest gains speed near June\u2019s end. \u2014 WSJ , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"An inordinate amount of respect toward the opposition sometimes leads to relatively timid performances. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English inordinat , from Latin inordinatus , from in- + ordinatus , past participle of ordinare to arrange \u2014 more at ordain":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8\u022frd-n\u0259t",
|
|
"in-\u02c8\u022fr-d\u0259-n\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for inordinate excessive , immoderate , inordinate , extravagant , exorbitant , extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint. immoderate spending inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment. inordinate pride extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste. extravagant claims for the product exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree. exorbitant prices extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree. extreme shyness",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"exorbitant",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"overextravagant",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"plethoric",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unmerciful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220617",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"inocular":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inserted in a notch in the corner of the eye":[
|
|
"inocular antennae"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259n+",
|
|
"(\u02c8)in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"in- entry 2 + ocular":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082239"
|
|
},
|
|
"inofficious testament":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a will made in violation of natural duty and affection and without just legal cause and depriving children and parents and sometimes others of their legitim of the testator's estate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194640"
|
|
},
|
|
"inofficial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": unofficial":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6in+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"in- entry 1 + official":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210327"
|
|
}
|
|
} |