dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/lit_MW.json

{
  "lit":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": affected by alcohol : drunk":[
        "This Miami company sells alcoholic popsicles \u2026 that will get you totally lit for the perfect field day throwback.",
        "\u2014 Kirsten Poletis"
      ],
      ": excellent , exciting":[
        "Judging by the energy displayed in the party room, it is safe to say the party was lit \u2026",
        "\u2014 Kumashe Yaakugh",
        "All reggae lovers and fans should expect nothing less than a lit performance from my team and me.",
        "\u2014 Chronixx",
        "The biggest coffee event in America is this week \u2026 . It's the 2017 SCA Event in Seattle and it's lit , fam.",
        "\u2014 sprudge.com",
        "Tyler, The Creator's annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival lineup just got turned up a notch \u2026 . Anderson .Paak, Kamasi Washington and MixedByAli have been added to the already- lit lineup.",
        "\u2014 Alexa Shouneyia"
      ],
      ": literature":[
        "a course in English lit",
        "\u2014 often used before another noun lit critics lit studies As might be expected, Jude is not your run-of-the-mill lit professor. \u2014 John J. O'Connor"
      ],
      "liter":[],
      "literal; literally":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "I signed up to take a course in American lit ."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1850, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening":"Noun",
      "past participle of light entry 3":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8lit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060430",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "lit up":{
    "antonyms":[
      "sober",
      "straight"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": drunk sense 1a":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "he finally wandered in at 3:00 a.m., obviously lit up",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "As a sophomore, Gage lit up the field with her sensational play, garnering 108 goals (second best in Ohio) and 80 ground balls. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "As a bright, avian Amour, L\u00e9a Fleytoux lit up the dream sequence with her pearly line and delicacy. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "As a pair of weaselly gamblers, the two lit up the stage in every appearance. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Dec. 2021",
      "The champion tennis player, 23, lit up the stage at the opening ceremony on Friday night as the final torchbearer for the Olympic flame \u2014 and with her newly red hair. \u2014 Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com , 23 July 2021",
      "The 6-foot-4 junior guard from Virginia Tech listened intently to the voice on the other end, his eyes lit up and his mind began to wander with possibilities. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "On Thursday, Baik\u2019s face lit up as a regular customer walked in the doors with a saxophone and played a jingle for a crowd of volunteers in the kitchen. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 26 Nov. 2021",
      "His face lit up , and a later clip shows him with various foods on the counter. \u2014 CBS News , 4 Dec. 2020",
      "His face lit up during an interview recalling his initial thoughts upon stepping off the lunar lander on to the dusty surface. \u2014 Jay Reeves, ajc , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "besotted",
      "blasted",
      "blind",
      "blitzed",
      "blotto",
      "bombed",
      "boozy",
      "canned",
      "cockeyed",
      "crocked",
      "drunk",
      "drunken",
      "fried",
      "gassed",
      "hammered",
      "high",
      "impaired",
      "inebriate",
      "inebriated",
      "intoxicated",
      "juiced",
      "lit",
      "loaded",
      "looped",
      "oiled",
      "pickled",
      "pie-eyed",
      "plastered",
      "potted",
      "ripped",
      "sloshed",
      "smashed",
      "sottish",
      "soused",
      "sozzled",
      "squiffed",
      "squiffy",
      "stewed",
      "stiff",
      "stinking",
      "stoned",
      "tanked",
      "tiddly",
      "tight",
      "tipsy",
      "wasted",
      "wet",
      "wiped out"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031150",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "lite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": fossil":[
        "rhodo lite",
        "aero lite",
        "stromato lite"
      ],
      ": light entry 4 sense 9a":[
        "lite beer",
        "lite salad dressing"
      ],
      ": mineral":[
        "rhodo lite",
        "aero lite",
        "stromato lite"
      ],
      ": rock":[
        "rhodo lite",
        "aero lite",
        "stromato lite"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Father Stu is more like the lite version of a conversion drama. \u2014 Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter , 12 Apr. 2022",
      "Enlarge / Ring Fit Adventure is both a lite RPG and a useful fitness game for the Nintendo Switch. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "For a character like Dexter/Jim, who could, with one lite push of the imagination, easily be read as gay, this is pretty rich. \u2014 Kelly Mcclure, Vulture , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "Case Keenum came in and was a lite version of him in a 17-14 win against Denver. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2021",
      "Didn\u2019t Roku just release a lite -beer version of this thing",
      "This kind of reminds me of a lite version of the \u201817-18 Houston Rockets (Chris Paul\u2019s first year). \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Oct. 2021",
      "All indications are that this trend \u2013 freelance lite employees - will continue. \u2014 Jon Younger, Forbes , 18 May 2021",
      "Just some lite life-altering therapy brought on by a children\u2019s movie. \u2014 Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Jan. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, alteration of -lithe , from Greek lithos stone":"Noun combining form"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-181012",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun combining form"
    ]
  },
  "liter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter \u2014 see Metric System Table":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The male testosterone level, using the latest measurement techniques, is between, roughly, eight and 25 nanomoles per liter ; the female level is under two. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
      "In softball, the standard is 10 nanomoles per liter . \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "For those into bench racing, the twin-turbo V6 has a higher specific output\u2014horsepower per liter \u2014than any McLaren engines other than the 4.0 L V8s in the Senna and the Elva. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
      "After testing the snow, the researcher found an average of 29 microplastics per liter in the melted snow, with likely higher concentrations in the surrounding Ross Sea and Antarctic sea ice. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
      "South Africa, the continent's most developed economy, saw gas prices go above 24 rand ($1.50) per liter , more than $5.80 per gallon. \u2014 Mogomotsi Magome, ajc , 1 June 2022",
      "In Germany, the government cut taxes by 35 euro cents a liter on gasoline and 17 cents on diesel, but prices soon began to rise again. \u2014 Daniel Niemann, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
      "No power figures have been released, but the new mill is a half- liter bigger than that of the original car, which could produce 261 horse. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 6 June 2022",
      "According to Matter of Trust, when just one quart (around a liter ) of oil enters the water supply, 1 million gallons of drinking water can be contaminated. \u2014 Nadia Leigh-hewitson, CNN , 19 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French litre , from Medieval Latin litra , a measure, from Greek, a weight":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u0113-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093614",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "literacy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ignorance",
      "illiteracy",
      "illiterateness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the quality or state of being literate":[
        "a program to promote adult literacy"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The program is intended to promote adult literacy among people who have had very little schooling.",
      "Their goal is to achieve basic literacy .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "America needs a big push for health care literacy , but the likelihood of that happening is close to nil. \u2014 Tammy Hawes, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "The award, which spotlights efforts to bring books, publishing and storytelling into the future, will honor Betts for his work advocating for literacy in prisons through increasing access to books, writers and performing artists. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Fact-checking may be vital for media literacy , discouraging politicians from lying and correcting the journalistic record. \u2014 Taylor Dotson, The Conversation , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "There\u2019s no question that Dolly\u2019s work for literacy and science has done a lot of good. \u2014 Krista Stevens, Longreads , 20 Nov. 2021",
      "Mimi Levin Lieber, a pioneer in the use of focus groups to shape product development and marketing at some of the country\u2019s largest companies, and later a stalwart advocate for early childhood literacy in New York, died on Oct. 16 in Manhattan. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Oct. 2021",
      "The Jump$tart Coalition advocates for financial literacy in schools in grades K through 12. \u2014 Shannon Carpenter, CNN , 15 Oct. 2021",
      "The board gave the highest rating to the focus area of securing funding for early literacy , numeracy and intervention. \u2014 Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Sep. 2021",
      "During his post-presidency, Bush has worked to help veterans and Laura Bush remains a fierce advocate for literacy . \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 28 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1880, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t(\u0259-)r\u0259-s\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "education",
      "erudition",
      "knowledge",
      "learnedness",
      "learning",
      "scholarship"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112849",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "literal":{
    "antonyms":[
      "fictional",
      "fictionalized",
      "fictitious",
      "nondocumentary",
      "nonfactual",
      "nonhistorical",
      "unhistorical"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small error usually of a single letter (as in writing)":[],
      ": according with the letter of the scriptures":[
        "adheres to a literal reading of the passage"
      ],
      ": adhering to fact or to the ordinary construction or primary meaning of a term or expression : actual":[
        "liberty in the literal sense is impossible",
        "\u2014 B. N. Cardozo"
      ],
      ": characterized by a concern mainly with facts":[
        "a very literal man"
      ],
      ": free from exaggeration or embellishment":[
        "the literal truth"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or expressed in letters":[
        "The distress signal SOS has no literal meaning."
      ],
      ": reproduced word for word : exact , verbatim":[
        "a literal translation"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I was using the word in its literal sense.",
      "The literal meaning of \u201cknow your ropes\u201d is \u201cto know a lot about ropes,\u201d while figuratively it means \u201cto know a lot about how to do something.\u201d",
      "a literal translation of a book",
      "The story he told was basically true, even if it wasn't the literal truth.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Its mission: giving a safe space to those who push the boundaries of good taste, literal and otherwise. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022",
      "The object that gives Kamala her powers is a bangle from her nani, a literal and physical connection to her culture and heritage. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
      "Such legends can be both literal and metaphorical, Dr. Hikuroa said. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Anxiety was the theme of Joyce Kim\u2019s Art of Public Speaking collection, which captured the physical effects of the condition in ways literal and poetic. \u2014 Vogue , 23 May 2022",
      "The matchup with Seattle will be a fight \u2013 literal and otherwise \u2013 to the end. \u2014 Samantha Meese, oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
      "An easy way to immediately feel more grounded in the most literal sense is to take your shoes off and feel the earth\u2014the grass, the sand, the soil\u2014with the bottoms of your feet, Kamau says. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 8 June 2022",
      "In a literal sense, cowboy boots can be tricky to work into your wardrobe. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 May 2022",
      "Horrible, but also wonderful; an outrage, a revelation, and in the literal sense of the word, an ecstasy. \u2014 Kent Russell, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "David was contending with two friendship deaths\u2014one literal , the other metaphorical. \u2014 Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Tony\u2019s asphyxiation of Christopher makes the metaphorical literal . \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 5 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
      "1622, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis , from Latin, of a letter, from littera letter":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8li-t(\u0259-)r\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "documentary",
      "factual",
      "hard",
      "historical",
      "matter-of-fact",
      "nonfictional",
      "objective",
      "true"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090526",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "literal contract":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an obligation fully evidenced by writing and binding upon the party signing and promising therein":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192931",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "literal-minded":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": understanding words and statements only in the most basic and ordinary way and not having much imagination":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175717",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "literalism":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression":[
        "biblical literalism"
      ],
      ": fidelity to observable fact : realism":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "if audiences ever got the literalism they claim they want in movies, they'd be fast asleep by the second reel",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Lyrically, country music is all about literalism , something that\u2019s rarely been Tweedy\u2019s strong suit. \u2014 Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
      "Hansen-L\u00f8ve is little concerned by literalism , either in the movie\u2019s form or in her characters\u2019 dialogue. \u2014 Annie Geng, The New Republic , 25 Oct. 2021",
      "It\u2019s through his arc that the literalism of the Mael brothers\u2019 story meets Carax\u2019s expressive urgency\u2014but, rather than augment each other, the two prove mutually inhibiting. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 11 Aug. 2021",
      "Religious literalism substitutes certainty for mystery; so does a sudden rupture with the past. \u2014 Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2021",
      "Yet despite its reliance upon metaphor and genre, it feels predicated upon a kind of moral literalism \u2014 or perhaps simply obviousness. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2021",
      "For a new generation of balladeers, this literalism also comes with an emphasis on psychoanalytical problem-solving. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 22 May 2021",
      "Barrett has condemned as a canard the widespread view that textualism is literalism . \u2014 Ed Whelan, National Review , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "Christian fundamentalism goes beyond religious conservatism, as fundamentalism is a radical conception of faith rooted in Biblical literalism . \u2014 Mugambi Jouet, The New Republic , 26 June 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "naturalism",
      "realism",
      "representationalism",
      "verisimilitude",
      "verismo"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114936",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "literalize":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to make literal":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After a recording session with Jay-Z in which West talks his way onto a song, Simmons prompts Jay-Z for a quote, asking him to literalize his co-sign of West for the camera. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "Director Zambello doesn\u2019t literalize the wondrous transformation at hand (wondrous or corny, depending on your tastes). \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "But the film\u2019s central effort, sometimes effectively, other times programmatically, to literalize this confusion. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 25 Feb. 2021",
      "That journey allows the film to literalize the way wine has opened up the young man's world and also to focus on the kind of super-nerdery that drove Somm and similar films. \u2014 John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Mar. 2020",
      "The fog of war is literalized as massive plumes of dirt explode up around the characters' ears, enveloping them in darkness. \u2014 Isaac Feldberg, Fortune , 27 Dec. 2019",
      "In a way, fame, or a certain kind of success, literalizes the child\u2019s experience of a parent as this unknowable but powerful entity, larger than life. \u2014 Willing Davidson, The New Yorker , 24 June 2019",
      "The painter\u2019s brilliantly simple gambit, one that has allowed for decades of elaboration, was to literalize that blackness. \u2014 Dushko Petrovich, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2018",
      "Movies and television have a way of using a soundtrack not just to create a mood but to literalize it. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 19 Jan. 2018"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1703, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t(\u0259-)r\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165751",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "literally":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a completely accurate way":[
        "a story that is basically true even if not literally true"
      ],
      ": in a literal sense or manner: such as":[],
      ": in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression":[
        "He took the remark literally .",
        "a word that can be used both literally and figuratively"
      ],
      ": in effect : virtually":[
        "\u2014 used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice \u2014 Norman Cousins"
      ],
      ": with exact equivalence : with the meaning of each individual word given exactly":[
        "The term \"Mardi Gras\" literally means \"Fat Tuesday\" in French."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "\u2026 make the whole scene literally glow with the fires of his imagination. \u2014 Alfred Kazin , Harper's , December 1968",
      "Even Muff did not miss our periods of companionship, because about that time she grew up and started having literally millions of kittens. \u2014 Jean Stafford , Bad Characters , 1954",
      "Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet. Hardly had she brought one gentleman into the little pantry \u2026 than the wheezy hall-door bell clanged again and she had to scamper along the bare hallway to let in another guest. \u2014 James Joyce , Dubliners , 1914",
      "\u2026 yet the wretch, absorbed in his victuals, and naturally of an unutterable dullness, did not make a single remark during dinner, whereas I literally blazed with wit. \u2014 William Makepeace Thackeray , Punch , 30 Oct. 1847",
      "Many words can be used both literally and figuratively.",
      "He took her comments literally .",
      "He's a sailor who knows his ropes, literally and figuratively.",
      "The term \u201cMardi Gras\u201d literally means \u201cFat Tuesday\u201d in French.",
      "The story he told was basically true, even if it wasn't literally true.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There was a great nearfall from Paul Turner where his hand was literally quarters of inches off the ground. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "There is literally never a dull Billy Porter red carpet moment \u2014 let this photo be exhibit A. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
      "At the same time, there's literally no pro-gun provision in this whatsoever. \u2014 Benjy Sarlin, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
      "The mall that once functioned as the town's community hub is literally a shell of its former self, with a rusting metal structure covering a concrete slab where shoppers once browsed. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
      "This is literally just about kids wanting to play a sport in their gender and wanting to play sports with their friends. \u2014 Johanna Gretschel, SELF , 23 June 2022",
      "Could undermining objectivity literally be the work of the devil",
      "In Season 3, Ben is literally a different person, this time being a member of the Sparrow Academy, raised by Reginald in the alternate timeline. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
      "The Juliette of the tale ( literally ) is the monster \u2013 that is, vampire (Sarah Catherine Hook) \u2013 who falls hard and fast for monster-hunter Calliope (Imani Lewis). \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 21 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see literal entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259r-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8li-tr\u0259-l\u0113",
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024509",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "literary":{
    "antonyms":[
      "colloquial",
      "nonliterary",
      "unbookish"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": bookish sense 2":[
        "an essay written in a very literary style"
      ],
      ": of or relating to authors or scholars or to their professions":[
        "her literary biographies"
      ],
      ": of or relating to books":[
        "a literary agent",
        "a literary manuscript"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning or literature":[
        "a literary education",
        "a literary institution"
      ],
      ": well-read":[
        "he is literary , given to quoting to himself rather long stretches of remembered lines",
        "\u2014 F. J. Hoffman"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Do his books have any literary merit",
      "Mystery fiction is only one of many literary forms.",
      "an essay written in a very literary style",
      "The author uses many literary devices in his work.",
      "He entered the literary world right out of college.",
      "She hired a literary agent.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Brown left Doubleday in 1981, eventually becoming a literary agent and a mentor to younger generations of Black publishing professionals. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Thanks to her career as a high-powered literary agent, Nora already knows all of the rom-com stereotypes. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
      "Barrett is represented by the Javelin Group, a Washington-area literary agent. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 June 2022",
      "This one-hour class presented by local editor Laurie Gibson will provide a glimpse of the publishing industry, tips to connect with literary agents, a Q&A, and writing prompts. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "After a 2018 feature in the Washington Post by Chris Mooney, a literary agent from a major publishing firm in New York City contacted Walter Anthony. \u2014 Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News , 4 June 2022",
      "Her literary agent encouraged her to consider a cookbook based on the holiday. \u2014 Essence , 2 June 2022",
      "Nora is a workaholic literary agent with a reputation as a shark. \u2014 Angela Haupt, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "The lit agency has developed several pipelines to secure more autonomy for authors and their representation, including a first-look deal with Anonymous Content that allows literary agents to serve as producers. \u2014 Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-\u02ccrer-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bookish",
      "erudite",
      "learned"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095124",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "benighted",
      "dark",
      "ignorant",
      "illiterate",
      "uneducated",
      "unlearned",
      "unlettered",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person who can read and write":[],
      ": able to read and write":[
        "What percentage of the population is literate "
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      ": an educated person":[],
      ": educated , cultured":[
        "literate executives"
      ],
      ": having knowledge or competence (see competent sense 2 )":[
        "computer- literate",
        "politically literate"
      ],
      ": lucid , polished":[
        "a literate essay"
      ],
      ": versed in literature or creative writing : literary":[
        "literate novelists"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She is literate in both English and Spanish.",
      "What percentage of the population is literate ",
      "The job requires you to be computer literate .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Additionally, according to data, about 62 percent of men are financially literate , compared with about 52 percent of women. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "Developing training programs that help employees become more data literate supports and strengthens the organization. \u2014 Jeffrey Ton, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
      "Amid the expanding wealth inequality in the U.S., numerous Black women around the country are making major strides toward a more financially literate future. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Turned off by daily tabloids attacking certain royals in spiteful and barely literate terms",
      "And despite South Carolina\u2019s draconian slave laws, a surprising number of black Charlestonians were literate , opening the community to diverse intellectual influences and subversive communications from antislavery interests. \u2014 Marc M. Arkin, WSJ , 20 Mar. 2022",
      "Be a well-rounded, sensitive, literate human being. \u2014 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Or that my grandma would become computer- literate enough to Zoom with me every few weeks. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Jan. 2022",
      "On the positive side, Gen Z seems poised to be a more financially- literate generation than the Millennials. \u2014 Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The only way to do this effectively is to hire the correct data- literate individuals. \u2014 Mike Bugembe, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
      "By now, any pop culture- literate Internet user is likely well aware of Kim Kardashian's romance with Pete Davidson. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Klosterman\u2019s appraisal of the \u201990s\u2019 legacy, while limited in some ways (there could have been more about hip-hop, for example, which Klosterman admits), is an engaging, nuanced and literate take on the alternately dynamic and diffident decade. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "While not sequential, each maturity level must be addressed as a business follows its unique path, at its own pace, to develop a data- literate workforce. \u2014 Sarah Nell-rodriquez, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
      "And don\u2019t be afraid to seek help from a professional, like a grief- literate therapist, if your usual support system leaves something to be desired. \u2014 Tayla Blaire, Glamour , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Not everyone has time or interest in becoming a data analyst or data literate , especially now in today's pandemic landscape where teams are understaffed and people are valuing their time differently in and outside of work. \u2014 Ashley Kramer, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
      "Still, Lorenzen, the mental health counselor, urged people of all ages to be social-media literate . \u2014 Alexie Zollinger, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Nov. 2021",
      "Salt Lake Community College counselor encourages people to become social media literate . \u2014 Alexie Zollinger, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "circa 1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English literat , from Latin litteratus marked with letters, literate, from litterae letters, literature, from plural of littera":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259t",
      "also \u02c8li-tr\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "educated",
      "erudite",
      "knowledgeable",
      "learned",
      "lettered",
      "scholarly",
      "well-read"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172012",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "stiffened"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": easily bent or flexed":[
        "lithe steel",
        "a lithe vine"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the lithe body of a dancer",
      "the lithe blade of a fencing foil",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These competing personae were rendered with dramatic clarity and lithe grace by Michael Francis and the All-Star Orchestra. \u2014 Lukas Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 June 2022",
      "This Pinot from the famed Savoy Vineyard is lithe yet supple, marked by red and dark fruit aromas and a bright acidity. \u2014 Lettie Teague, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
      "Alejandro, who performed on the BBMAs for the first time, is not only a smooth singer, but also an impressively lithe dancer. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
      "Her tall and lithe silhouette featured on every catwalk. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
      "While Lotus is best known for lithe , lightweight sports cars, the British automaker is approaching a major inflection point. \u2014 Caleb Miller, Car and Driver , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "What Color is Love is the best of the trio, with Callier\u2019s signature acoustic fingerpicking paired with Charles Stepney\u2019s lithe orchestrations. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Their movements are lithe and playful, conjuring the specter of Black girlhood. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Curry was lithe and little, dancing his way to an open shot, overlooked in high school and \u2014 with early ankle injuries \u2014 no sure thing to have much of an NBA career. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English l\u012bthe gentle; akin to Old High German lindi gentle, Latin lentus slow":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u012bt\u035fh",
      "\u02c8l\u012bth"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bendy",
      "flexible",
      "limber",
      "lissome",
      "lissom",
      "lithesome",
      "pliable",
      "pliant",
      "supple",
      "willowy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093400",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "antonyms":[
      "inflexible",
      "rigid",
      "stiff",
      "stiffened"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lissome":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "stretching exercises designed to make the athlete's limbs more lithesome",
      "the lithesome panther moved effortlessly and noiselessly through the rain forest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Upon seeing its lithesome shape for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show, Enzo Ferrari famously declared the Jaguar E-type to be the most beautiful car in the world. \u2014 Basem Wasef, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1774, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8l\u012bth-",
      "\u02c8l\u012bt\u035fh-s\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bendy",
      "flexible",
      "limber",
      "lissome",
      "lissom",
      "lithe",
      "pliable",
      "pliant",
      "supple",
      "willowy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220208",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "litter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger":[
        "a litter carried on the shoulders of four men",
        "\u2014 Edwin Tunis"
      ],
      ": a device (such as a stretcher) for carrying a sick or injured person":[
        "The wounded soldier was carried to the rear by litter ."
      ],
      ": an untidy accumulation of objects":[
        "a shabby writing-desk covered with a litter of yellowish dusty documents",
        "\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
      ],
      ": bed sense 1a":[],
      ": material used as bedding for animals":[
        "Fibrous peat was used as litter for livestock."
      ],
      ": material used to absorb the urine and feces of animals":[],
      ": the offspring at one birth of a multiparous animal":[
        "a litter of puppies"
      ],
      ": the uppermost slightly decayed layer of organic matter on the forest floor":[],
      ": to give birth to a litter":[],
      ": to give birth to a litter of (young)":[],
      ": to lie about in disorder":[
        "their upside-down hats littered the top of the bar",
        "\u2014 Michael Chabon"
      ],
      ": to mark with objects scattered at random":[
        "a book littered with misprints"
      ],
      ": to scatter about in disorder":[],
      ": to strew litter":[],
      ": to strew with scattered articles":[],
      ": trash, wastepaper, or garbage lying scattered about":[
        "trying to clean up the roadside litter"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We decided to pick up the litter in the park.",
      "Her desk was covered with a litter of legal documents.",
      "Verb",
      "Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.",
      "a desk littered with old letters and bills",
      "It is illegal to litter .",
      "He had to pay a fine for littering .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Female porcupines can give birth once or twice a year, and their litter can range from one to four, the average being two. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Related:In early March the Milwaukee County Zoo announced its first surviving litter of river otter pups. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "With narration by David Attenborough, the documentary followed the life of Badi Mata and her litter of four cubs, one of which was Collarwali. \u2014 Susan Orlean, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022",
      "Since taking office in January 2017, a litter -free city has been a priority of Washington's administration and the city holds three to four major cleanups each year. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Then on January 29, a snowshoer slid 1,000 feet, sustained injuries, and needed to be carried out in a litter . \u2014 Outside Online , 29 May 2022",
      "Brady the Lady Lab was the last pick of a litter of 13 pups from a top-notch gene pool. \u2014 cleveland , 27 May 2022",
      "Her brother got him from a friend whose dog had recently had a litter of five. \u2014 Cathy Free, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
      "Zeus, who is gray and brown, was born to a merle sire and brindle dam and was the largest puppy in a litter of five. \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 7 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Aaron Morrison wants to know if moon settlers in the near future can use rocks that litter the lunar surface to build a base camp, roads, and landing and launch pads. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Human urine and feces frequently litter the ground. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "The photo are then uploaded and assist the district in finding solutions to litter problems. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "These submunitions\u2014up to 30 percent of a cluster bomb\u2019s payload\u2014will then litter the battlefield, putting military personnel and civilians, alike, in peril. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "China used a missile in 2007 to destroy one of its satellites, a blast that continues to litter space with nearly 3,000 pieces of debris. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite that experience, there has been no mention of sending Spot to search for the dozen or so unexploded World War II bombs that still litter an unsurveyed 22-hectare swath of the ancient city. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 50 people turned out at a Cincinnati neighborhood forum designed to let citizens ask questions, share problems and present possible solutions to litter . \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a magazine for nature lovers, and nature lovers don\u2019t litter , especially not in nature! \u2014 Outside Online , 4 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French litere , from lit bed, from Latin lectus \u2014 more at lie":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8lit-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
      "mixed bag",
      "montage",
      "motley",
      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
      "patchwork",
      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
      "ragout",
      "rummage",
      "salad",
      "salmagundi",
      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
      "stew",
      "tumble",
      "variety",
      "welter"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171336",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "litter bin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a container that holds materials that have been thrown away":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202950",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "litter box":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a container holding dry material (called litter) that is used as a toilet by animals (especially cats) while they are indoors":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135929",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littera scripta manet":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the written letter remains":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccli-te-\u02ccr\u00e4-\u02ccskrip-t\u00e4-\u02c8m\u00e4-net"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233233",
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ]
  },
  "litterae clausae":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": letters close":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8lit\u0259\u02ccr\u0113\u02c8kl\u022f\u02ccz\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162021",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "litterae humaniores":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": humanities":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, literally, more humane letters":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u012b-h\u00fc-\u02ccm\u00e4-n\u0113-\u02c8\u022fr-\u02cc\u0101s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063309",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "litterateur":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonauthor"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Washington Irving is generally credited as the first American litterateur to gain a reputation in Britain and on the Continent.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng\u2019en. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur . \u2014 Geoffrey O\u2019brien, The New York Review of Books , 18 Apr. 2019",
      "A similar lesson awaits the young litterateur who insists that a good book should move not only the head and the heart but also the loins. \u2014 The Dirty Men And Women Of Esquire, Esquire , 29 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1806, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French litt\u00e9rateur , from Latin litterator critic, from litterae letters, literature":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccli-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r",
      "-\u02c8tu\u0307r",
      "\u02ccli-tr\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "pen",
      "penman",
      "scribe",
      "scrivener",
      "writer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175145",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "litterbag":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a bag used (as in an automobile) for temporary refuse disposal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1955, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259r-\u02ccbag"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175139",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littered":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger":[
        "a litter carried on the shoulders of four men",
        "\u2014 Edwin Tunis"
      ],
      ": a device (such as a stretcher) for carrying a sick or injured person":[
        "The wounded soldier was carried to the rear by litter ."
      ],
      ": an untidy accumulation of objects":[
        "a shabby writing-desk covered with a litter of yellowish dusty documents",
        "\u2014 Joseph Conrad"
      ],
      ": bed sense 1a":[],
      ": material used as bedding for animals":[
        "Fibrous peat was used as litter for livestock."
      ],
      ": material used to absorb the urine and feces of animals":[],
      ": the offspring at one birth of a multiparous animal":[
        "a litter of puppies"
      ],
      ": the uppermost slightly decayed layer of organic matter on the forest floor":[],
      ": to give birth to a litter":[],
      ": to give birth to a litter of (young)":[],
      ": to lie about in disorder":[
        "their upside-down hats littered the top of the bar",
        "\u2014 Michael Chabon"
      ],
      ": to mark with objects scattered at random":[
        "a book littered with misprints"
      ],
      ": to scatter about in disorder":[],
      ": to strew litter":[],
      ": to strew with scattered articles":[],
      ": trash, wastepaper, or garbage lying scattered about":[
        "trying to clean up the roadside litter"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "We decided to pick up the litter in the park.",
      "Her desk was covered with a litter of legal documents.",
      "Verb",
      "Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.",
      "a desk littered with old letters and bills",
      "It is illegal to litter .",
      "He had to pay a fine for littering .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The money could be used to remove leaf litter and needle cache, cut down some trees or other actions that reduce fire spread. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 23 June 2022",
      "Walter Rekoski and operations manager for the team set out on a patrol with fellow team member and former security guard Arthur Schwab on a recent Wednesday, hitting the streets to look for litter and graffiti. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Concerns about a lack of recycling, litter and greenhouse gas emissions from plastics began swirling in the 1970s, accelerating toward the end of the following decade and picking up momentum again in recent years. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "The work includes litter and weed removal, cleaning up high-traffic areas, graffiti identification and other projects in 12 of the city\u2019s commercial corridors. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
      "Help keep beaches clean: Visiting beautiful beaches is a fine way for travelers to relax and unwind, but unfortunately many beaches across the globe are battling litter and micro-plastic waste washed up on their shores. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
      "But it has also been vandalized, marred with racist graffiti, and, on a recent weekend, was trashed during a graduation event that left broken bottles, litter and spilled wine on the steps, the National Park Service said. \u2014 Michael E. Ruane, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
      "Female porcupines can give birth once or twice a year, and their litter can range from one to four, the average being two. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Related:In early March the Milwaukee County Zoo announced its first surviving litter of river otter pups. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Aaron Morrison wants to know if moon settlers in the near future can use rocks that litter the lunar surface to build a base camp, roads, and landing and launch pads. \u2014 Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Human urine and feces frequently litter the ground. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "The photo are then uploaded and assist the district in finding solutions to litter problems. \u2014 cleveland , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "These submunitions\u2014up to 30 percent of a cluster bomb\u2019s payload\u2014will then litter the battlefield, putting military personnel and civilians, alike, in peril. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "China used a missile in 2007 to destroy one of its satellites, a blast that continues to litter space with nearly 3,000 pieces of debris. \u2014 Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
      "Despite that experience, there has been no mention of sending Spot to search for the dozen or so unexploded World War II bombs that still litter an unsurveyed 22-hectare swath of the ancient city. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 1 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 50 people turned out at a Cincinnati neighborhood forum designed to let citizens ask questions, share problems and present possible solutions to litter . \u2014 Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer , 22 Mar. 2022",
      "This is a magazine for nature lovers, and nature lovers don\u2019t litter , especially not in nature! \u2014 Outside Online , 4 May 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French litere , from lit bed, from Latin lectus \u2014 more at lie":"Noun and Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8lit-\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "agglomerate",
      "agglomeration",
      "alphabet soup",
      "assortment",
      "botch",
      "clutter",
      "collage",
      "crazy quilt",
      "farrago",
      "gallimaufry",
      "grab bag",
      "gumbo",
      "hash",
      "hodgepodge",
      "hotchpotch",
      "jambalaya",
      "jumble",
      "jungle",
      "mac\u00e9doine",
      "medley",
      "m\u00e9lange",
      "menagerie",
      "miscellanea",
      "miscellany",
      "mishmash",
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      "montage",
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      "muddle",
      "olio",
      "olla podrida",
      "omnium-gatherum",
      "pastiche",
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      "patchwork quilt",
      "potpourri",
      "ragbag",
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      "scramble",
      "shuffle",
      "smorgasbord",
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      "tumble",
      "variety",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091020",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "little":{
    "antonyms":[
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short distance":[],
      ": a short time":[],
      ": a young child : little one":[
        "How you introduce your littles to the trail helps determine what they think of hiking as they grow.",
        "\u2014 Backpacker",
        "\u2026 Beyonc\u00e9 and JAY-Z don't post many photos of their littlest littles .",
        "\u2014 Azure Hall",
        "As a mom determined to nurse each of her littles , I've tucked myself away in airplane bathrooms dozens of times to pump ounces of milk.",
        "\u2014 Kourtney Gibson"
      ],
      ": existing only in a small amount or to a slight degree":[
        "has little money"
      ],
      ": existing to an appreciable though not extensive degree or amount":[
        "\u2014 used with a had a little money in the bank"
      ],
      ": having few members or inhabitants":[
        "a little group",
        "little towns"
      ],
      ": in only a small quantity or degree : slightly":[
        "facts that were little known at the time"
      ],
      ": narrow , mean":[
        "the pettiness of little minds"
      ],
      ": not at all":[
        "cared little for their neighbors"
      ],
      ": not big: such as":[],
      ": not much: such as":[],
      ": pleasingly small":[
        "a cute little thing"
      ],
      ": rarely , infrequently":[],
      ": short in duration : brief":[
        "There is little time left."
      ],
      ": small in comparison with related forms":[
        "\u2014 used in vernacular names"
      ],
      ": small in condition, distinction, or scope":[
        "big business trampling on the little fellow"
      ],
      ": small in importance or interest : trivial":[
        "a few little problems to be dealt with"
      ],
      ": small in size or extent : tiny":[
        "has little feet"
      ],
      ": somewhat , rather":[
        "found the play a little dull"
      ],
      ": young":[
        "was too little to remember"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I have very little money, so I can't lend you any.",
      "I have less money than I did before.",
      "I got very little sleep last night.",
      "There's little hope of a rescue now.",
      "You have little choice but to pay attention.",
      "The new version bears little resemblance to the original.",
      "These programs have very little chance of succeeding.",
      "These trinkets have little or no value.",
      "We're having a little party this weekend.",
      "a little group of people",
      "Adverb",
      "She works very little and sleeps even less .",
      "Please speak as little as possible .",
      "We had little more than we needed.",
      "His art is little known in this country.",
      "Noun",
      "there's just a little of the pie left",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And a little bit of Classical music and neo classical music. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
      "Both Epic Encounters and Local Legends include statistics compatible with Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition but they can be used with any fantasy RPG with a little bit of thought and conversion. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Felt it on the top side and the back side a little bit. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
      "To celebrate the impending release of Made For Them, Ratsula took Billboard\u2018s LGBTQuestionnaire \u2014 a series of questions, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice answers and so forth \u2014 to help fans get to know them just a little bit better. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about relaxing in your own skin, about enjoying your own party, about not having so many dishes to do, about being a little bit lazy. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The workshop participants \u2014 a 50/50 split of Circus Project troupe members and media people like me \u2014 learned how to contort their bodies, hula hoop, and move just a little bit more like a real Cirque performer. \u2014 Zella Hanson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
      "Think Eataly \u2013 but instead of just Italian food, expect to find a little bit of everything. \u2014 Katie Jackson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
      "Inside, the uncluttered layout provides room for three cards plus a little bit of cash. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "However, Bennett\u2019s and Edelman\u2019s comments need a little more context. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "On Dobbs, the differences between Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Alito seem little more than a matter of style. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
      "The app is little more than a container for the web app; the ongoing maintenance of the Mac app is trivial for a company of Twitter\u2019s size. \u2014 Barry Collins, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Someone with a little more scoring ability would be preferable. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "Those who need a little more protection from the sun would benefit from an umbrella tent. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
      "So this will give us a little more breathing space to do that. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022",
      "Trappe is little more than a blip on Route 50\u2032s west side, about halfway between Easton and Cambridge. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "When Dollar and Sanders moved into the house in 2013, the drab patio area was little more than several plain concrete slabs with rotting wood slats between them and a few areas of dirt where some scraggly plants were desperately hanging on. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mix a few of these together to create a combination tailored to your taste\u2014or put a little of each in a small bowl. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Before joining The Chronicle, Erin worked at newspapers all over the Bay Area and covered a little of everything, including business and technology, city government, and education. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
      "Melton was a four-star recruit with an offer from Ohio State who chose to stay home and do a little of everything for a rebuilding Rutgers program, as a receiver, runner and kick returner. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Lead guard Baylor Scheierman does a little of everything, ranking second on the team in scoring (16.2) and first in rebounds and assists (7.8, 4.6). \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Heat a medium skillet and add a little of the remaining olive oil. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Curry played a little of everything at Center Grove (Ind.) High School. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Cue the bells, cue the whinnying horse, cue the rock & roll buildup \u2014 then Ronnie bursts in, with her smoky, irresistible voice, to melt a little of the snow away. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "How about trying a little of everything, both subscription-based and free"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English littel , from Old English l\u0233tel ; akin to Old High German luzzil little":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8lit-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for little Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings",
    "synonyms":[
      "low",
      "low-lying",
      "low-slung",
      "sawed-off",
      "short"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045432",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little bitty":{
    "antonyms":[
      "astronomical",
      "astronomic",
      "colossal",
      "cosmic",
      "cosmical",
      "elephantine",
      "enormous",
      "giant",
      "gigantic",
      "herculean",
      "heroic",
      "heroical",
      "huge",
      "immense",
      "mammoth",
      "massive",
      "monster",
      "monstrous",
      "monumental",
      "mountainous",
      "planetary",
      "prodigious",
      "titanic",
      "tremendous"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": small , tiny":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "She was living in a little bitty apartment.",
      "all that was left when I finally got to the dessert table was one little bitty piece of pie",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Already its all-new little bitty hybrid pickup is creating a whole new buzz. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 16 July 2021",
      "How often do these big asses get on little bitty bikes",
      "Just that little bitty chapter there would make a great Netflix film. \u2014 Rupaul Charles, Marie Claire , 7 Dec. 2020",
      "Wendell tried to shield Damon from that, a process that started when Damon was a little bitty boy, just a toddler playing in the Boys & Girls Club of Bedford basketball league. \u2014 Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "In all the heat and excitement over the capture of a little bitty gator in a park lagoon, many of you have been distracted from the most dramatic hunt of all: Chicago\u2019s great tiger hunt. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 19 July 2019",
      "In all the heat and excitement over the capture of a little bitty gator in a park lagoon, many of you have been distracted from the most dramatic hunt of all: Chicago\u2019s great tiger hunt. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 19 July 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "atomic",
      "bitsy",
      "bitty",
      "infinitesimal",
      "itty-bitty",
      "itsy-bitsy",
      "microminiature",
      "microscopic",
      "microscopical",
      "miniature",
      "minuscule",
      "minute",
      "teensy",
      "teensy-weensy",
      "teeny",
      "teeny-weeny",
      "tiny",
      "wee",
      "weeny",
      "weensy"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183515",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "little greenshank":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small sandpiper ( Totanus stagnatilis ) of eastern Asia that resembles the lesser yellowlegs":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131737",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little gull":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a European black-headed gull ( Larus minutus ) that is the smallest of the true gulls":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205644",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little guy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": little man":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "for a politician who likes to portray himself as a friend of the little guy , he sure is fond of rubbing elbows with the fat cats",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The pandemic has interrupted so many childhoods, and this little guy \u2019s life could be transformed by regular contact with other children his age, as well as skilled teachers who would help to guide him \u2014 and his parents. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
      "The pandemic has interrupted so many childhoods, and this little guy \u2019s life could be transformed by regular contact with other children his age, as well as skilled teachers who would help to guide him \u2013 and his parents. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 3 May 2022",
      "Positive messages include the value of teamwork, compassion, not giving up and sticking up for the little guy . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "The little guy \u2019s first outing on the Nintendo DS saw HAL grabbing the system\u2019s experimental nature and giving it a solid yank. \u2014 PCMAG , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "One more photo shows the little guy hanging out with friends at his festivities while proud mom Stefani points to him from afar. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
      "The world was not a scary or hostile place, and Derek was a smart little guy with a good head on his shoulders. \u2014 George Saunders, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
      "In this era when the game has been warped by shooting very far away from the basket, there is something undeniable about a little guy attacking the rim and humiliating the giants who get in his way. \u2014 Ben Cohen, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "He was returned recently when his adopter found herself with some medical needs and could no longer keep up with this little guy . \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 22 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "everyman",
      "Joe Blow",
      "Joe Six-Pack",
      "John Doe",
      "little man",
      "lug",
      "slob"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211830",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little magpie":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": magpie lark":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135354",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little man":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the ordinary individual":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "claims that the wind farm would benefit only its developers and that the little man would get nothing out of it",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Spending quality time with my little man reading, playing, and strolling outside. \u2014 SELF , 5 May 2022",
      "If history has taught us anything, to misquote Michael Corleone, it\u2019s that closed shop will follow closed shop, that money will always prevail, and that the little man never had a hope in hell. \u2014 Nat Segnit, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Since 1950, Oscar winners have had to agree in writing not to sell off the little man on the open market without first offering it back to the academy for $1. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Transfixed by the towering figure of his czarist idol, Mr. Putin remains a little man longing to be a giant. \u2014 Michael Medved, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "On Thursday, the rapper, 30, honored son Kody on his 7th birthday with a sweet Instagram tribute featuring a series of photos of his little man looking all grown up. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 3 Mar. 2022",
      "That\u2019s hit at the hope some in Mexico felt in voting for Mr. L\u00f3pez Obrador, who has built his personal brand on fighting for the little man and rejecting corruption. \u2014 Levi Bridges, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022",
      "This fancy little man has the face of a Wookie and the heart of a champion. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 25 Nov. 2021",
      "The Baccarat candlesticks are still lit, but now Erika is also ablaze, like that fiery little man from Inside Out. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 9 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1707, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "everyman",
      "Joe Blow",
      "Joe Six-Pack",
      "John Doe",
      "little guy",
      "lug",
      "slob"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040328",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little mary":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": stomach , belly":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littlehead porgy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a silvery porgy ( Calamus proridens ) of Florida and the West Indies that is brilliantly marked with violet-blue and orange":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125922",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littleness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short distance":[],
      ": a short time":[],
      ": a young child : little one":[
        "How you introduce your littles to the trail helps determine what they think of hiking as they grow.",
        "\u2014 Backpacker",
        "\u2026 Beyonc\u00e9 and JAY-Z don't post many photos of their littlest littles .",
        "\u2014 Azure Hall",
        "As a mom determined to nurse each of her littles , I've tucked myself away in airplane bathrooms dozens of times to pump ounces of milk.",
        "\u2014 Kourtney Gibson"
      ],
      ": existing only in a small amount or to a slight degree":[
        "has little money"
      ],
      ": existing to an appreciable though not extensive degree or amount":[
        "\u2014 used with a had a little money in the bank"
      ],
      ": having few members or inhabitants":[
        "a little group",
        "little towns"
      ],
      ": in only a small quantity or degree : slightly":[
        "facts that were little known at the time"
      ],
      ": narrow , mean":[
        "the pettiness of little minds"
      ],
      ": not at all":[
        "cared little for their neighbors"
      ],
      ": not big: such as":[],
      ": not much: such as":[],
      ": pleasingly small":[
        "a cute little thing"
      ],
      ": rarely , infrequently":[],
      ": short in duration : brief":[
        "There is little time left."
      ],
      ": small in comparison with related forms":[
        "\u2014 used in vernacular names"
      ],
      ": small in condition, distinction, or scope":[
        "big business trampling on the little fellow"
      ],
      ": small in importance or interest : trivial":[
        "a few little problems to be dealt with"
      ],
      ": small in size or extent : tiny":[
        "has little feet"
      ],
      ": somewhat , rather":[
        "found the play a little dull"
      ],
      ": young":[
        "was too little to remember"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I have very little money, so I can't lend you any.",
      "I have less money than I did before.",
      "I got very little sleep last night.",
      "There's little hope of a rescue now.",
      "You have little choice but to pay attention.",
      "The new version bears little resemblance to the original.",
      "These programs have very little chance of succeeding.",
      "These trinkets have little or no value.",
      "We're having a little party this weekend.",
      "a little group of people",
      "Adverb",
      "She works very little and sleeps even less .",
      "Please speak as little as possible .",
      "We had little more than we needed.",
      "His art is little known in this country.",
      "Noun",
      "there's just a little of the pie left",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And a little bit of Classical music and neo classical music. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
      "Both Epic Encounters and Local Legends include statistics compatible with Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition but they can be used with any fantasy RPG with a little bit of thought and conversion. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Felt it on the top side and the back side a little bit. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
      "To celebrate the impending release of Made For Them, Ratsula took Billboard\u2018s LGBTQuestionnaire \u2014 a series of questions, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice answers and so forth \u2014 to help fans get to know them just a little bit better. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about relaxing in your own skin, about enjoying your own party, about not having so many dishes to do, about being a little bit lazy. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The workshop participants \u2014 a 50/50 split of Circus Project troupe members and media people like me \u2014 learned how to contort their bodies, hula hoop, and move just a little bit more like a real Cirque performer. \u2014 Zella Hanson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
      "Think Eataly \u2013 but instead of just Italian food, expect to find a little bit of everything. \u2014 Katie Jackson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
      "Inside, the uncluttered layout provides room for three cards plus a little bit of cash. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "However, Bennett\u2019s and Edelman\u2019s comments need a little more context. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "On Dobbs, the differences between Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Alito seem little more than a matter of style. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
      "The app is little more than a container for the web app; the ongoing maintenance of the Mac app is trivial for a company of Twitter\u2019s size. \u2014 Barry Collins, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Someone with a little more scoring ability would be preferable. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "Those who need a little more protection from the sun would benefit from an umbrella tent. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
      "So this will give us a little more breathing space to do that. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022",
      "Trappe is little more than a blip on Route 50\u2032s west side, about halfway between Easton and Cambridge. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "When Dollar and Sanders moved into the house in 2013, the drab patio area was little more than several plain concrete slabs with rotting wood slats between them and a few areas of dirt where some scraggly plants were desperately hanging on. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mix a few of these together to create a combination tailored to your taste\u2014or put a little of each in a small bowl. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Before joining The Chronicle, Erin worked at newspapers all over the Bay Area and covered a little of everything, including business and technology, city government, and education. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
      "Melton was a four-star recruit with an offer from Ohio State who chose to stay home and do a little of everything for a rebuilding Rutgers program, as a receiver, runner and kick returner. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Lead guard Baylor Scheierman does a little of everything, ranking second on the team in scoring (16.2) and first in rebounds and assists (7.8, 4.6). \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Heat a medium skillet and add a little of the remaining olive oil. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Curry played a little of everything at Center Grove (Ind.) High School. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Cue the bells, cue the whinnying horse, cue the rock & roll buildup \u2014 then Ronnie bursts in, with her smoky, irresistible voice, to melt a little of the snow away. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "How about trying a little of everything, both subscription-based and free"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English littel , from Old English l\u0233tel ; akin to Old High German luzzil little":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8lit-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for little Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings",
    "synonyms":[
      "low",
      "low-lying",
      "low-slung",
      "sawed-off",
      "short"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091435",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littlest":{
    "antonyms":[
      "negligibly",
      "nominally",
      "slightly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short distance":[],
      ": a short time":[],
      ": a young child : little one":[
        "How you introduce your littles to the trail helps determine what they think of hiking as they grow.",
        "\u2014 Backpacker",
        "\u2026 Beyonc\u00e9 and JAY-Z don't post many photos of their littlest littles .",
        "\u2014 Azure Hall",
        "As a mom determined to nurse each of her littles , I've tucked myself away in airplane bathrooms dozens of times to pump ounces of milk.",
        "\u2014 Kourtney Gibson"
      ],
      ": existing only in a small amount or to a slight degree":[
        "has little money"
      ],
      ": existing to an appreciable though not extensive degree or amount":[
        "\u2014 used with a had a little money in the bank"
      ],
      ": having few members or inhabitants":[
        "a little group",
        "little towns"
      ],
      ": in only a small quantity or degree : slightly":[
        "facts that were little known at the time"
      ],
      ": narrow , mean":[
        "the pettiness of little minds"
      ],
      ": not at all":[
        "cared little for their neighbors"
      ],
      ": not big: such as":[],
      ": not much: such as":[],
      ": pleasingly small":[
        "a cute little thing"
      ],
      ": rarely , infrequently":[],
      ": short in duration : brief":[
        "There is little time left."
      ],
      ": small in comparison with related forms":[
        "\u2014 used in vernacular names"
      ],
      ": small in condition, distinction, or scope":[
        "big business trampling on the little fellow"
      ],
      ": small in importance or interest : trivial":[
        "a few little problems to be dealt with"
      ],
      ": small in size or extent : tiny":[
        "has little feet"
      ],
      ": somewhat , rather":[
        "found the play a little dull"
      ],
      ": young":[
        "was too little to remember"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "I have very little money, so I can't lend you any.",
      "I have less money than I did before.",
      "I got very little sleep last night.",
      "There's little hope of a rescue now.",
      "You have little choice but to pay attention.",
      "The new version bears little resemblance to the original.",
      "These programs have very little chance of succeeding.",
      "These trinkets have little or no value.",
      "We're having a little party this weekend.",
      "a little group of people",
      "Adverb",
      "She works very little and sleeps even less .",
      "Please speak as little as possible .",
      "We had little more than we needed.",
      "His art is little known in this country.",
      "Noun",
      "there's just a little of the pie left",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "And a little bit of Classical music and neo classical music. \u2014 Liza Lentini, SPIN , 1 July 2022",
      "Both Epic Encounters and Local Legends include statistics compatible with Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition but they can be used with any fantasy RPG with a little bit of thought and conversion. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Felt it on the top side and the back side a little bit. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
      "To celebrate the impending release of Made For Them, Ratsula took Billboard\u2018s LGBTQuestionnaire \u2014 a series of questions, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice answers and so forth \u2014 to help fans get to know them just a little bit better. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s about relaxing in your own skin, about enjoying your own party, about not having so many dishes to do, about being a little bit lazy. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "The workshop participants \u2014 a 50/50 split of Circus Project troupe members and media people like me \u2014 learned how to contort their bodies, hula hoop, and move just a little bit more like a real Cirque performer. \u2014 Zella Hanson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 30 June 2022",
      "Think Eataly \u2013 but instead of just Italian food, expect to find a little bit of everything. \u2014 Katie Jackson, USA TODAY , 30 June 2022",
      "Inside, the uncluttered layout provides room for three cards plus a little bit of cash. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "However, Bennett\u2019s and Edelman\u2019s comments need a little more context. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
      "On Dobbs, the differences between Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Alito seem little more than a matter of style. \u2014 Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker , 1 July 2022",
      "The app is little more than a container for the web app; the ongoing maintenance of the Mac app is trivial for a company of Twitter\u2019s size. \u2014 Barry Collins, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Someone with a little more scoring ability would be preferable. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 29 June 2022",
      "Those who need a little more protection from the sun would benefit from an umbrella tent. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 27 June 2022",
      "So this will give us a little more breathing space to do that. \u2014 NBC News , 26 June 2022",
      "Trappe is little more than a blip on Route 50\u2032s west side, about halfway between Easton and Cambridge. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "When Dollar and Sanders moved into the house in 2013, the drab patio area was little more than several plain concrete slabs with rotting wood slats between them and a few areas of dirt where some scraggly plants were desperately hanging on. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Mix a few of these together to create a combination tailored to your taste\u2014or put a little of each in a small bowl. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "Before joining The Chronicle, Erin worked at newspapers all over the Bay Area and covered a little of everything, including business and technology, city government, and education. \u2014 Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 June 2022",
      "Melton was a four-star recruit with an offer from Ohio State who chose to stay home and do a little of everything for a rebuilding Rutgers program, as a receiver, runner and kick returner. \u2014 Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Lead guard Baylor Scheierman does a little of everything, ranking second on the team in scoring (16.2) and first in rebounds and assists (7.8, 4.6). \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Heat a medium skillet and add a little of the remaining olive oil. \u2014 The View, ABC News , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Curry played a little of everything at Center Grove (Ind.) High School. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Cue the bells, cue the whinnying horse, cue the rock & roll buildup \u2014 then Ronnie bursts in, with her smoky, irresistible voice, to melt a little of the snow away. \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "How about trying a little of everything, both subscription-based and free"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English littel , from Old English l\u0233tel ; akin to Old High German luzzil little":"Adjective, Adverb, and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u1d4al",
      "\u02c8lit-\u1d4al"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for little Adjective small , little , diminutive , minute , tiny , miniature mean noticeably below average in size. small and little are often interchangeable, but small applies more to relative size determined by capacity, value, number. a relatively small backyard little is more absolute in implication often carrying the idea of petiteness, pettiness, insignificance, or immaturity. your pathetic little smile diminutive implies abnormal smallness. diminutive bonsai plants minute implies extreme smallness. a minute amount of caffeine in the soda tiny is an informal equivalent to minute . tiny cracks formed in the painting miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. a dollhouse with miniature furnishings",
    "synonyms":[
      "low",
      "low-lying",
      "low-slung",
      "sawed-off",
      "short"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170445",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littling":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a young child or young animal":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "little entry 1 + -ing":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8lit\u1d4ali\u014b",
      "\u02c8lit(\u1d4a)l-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105842",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littlish":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat little : comparatively little":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1775, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-lish"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174219",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "littoral":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea":[
        "littoral waters"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "littoral warfare includes amphibious landings",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Earlier this week, the Navy suggested the littoral combat ships could be sent to navies in South America to counter drug smuggling operations. \u2014 Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
      "The Navy has struggled with other expensive technology ventures in the recent past, including with the Zumwalt class of destroyers, littoral combat ships and the $13 billion aircraft carrier Gerald Ford. \u2014 Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
      "However, the littoral combat ships that are targeted are young. \u2014 David Sharp, ajc , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "As one of the littoral states on the Black Sea, Russia can claim the movement of ships through the area is to return to their home naval base. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Mar. 2022",
      "The frigates are meant to augment\u2014and likely at some point replace\u2014a force of 32 littoral combat ships (LCS). \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The USS Halsey, which typically has a crew of about 300 officers and enlisted sailors, was the second Navy ship docked in the past week, following the littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "USS Milwaukee, a littoral combat ship, remained in port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay following positive tests from some of its sailors, some of whom exhibited mild symptoms, according to a Friday announcement from the U.S. Navy. \u2014 Jon Brown, Fox News , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Taipei\u2019s residual South China Sea territorial claims could be bargaining chips for closer relations with other partners, especially littoral states like Vietnam, the Philippines and Singapore. \u2014 John Bolton, WSJ , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The historical lands of the Swahili are on east Africa\u2019s Indian Ocean littoral . \u2014 John M. Mugane, Quartz , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Anyone who went to the east African littoral could choose to become Swahili, and many did. \u2014 John M. Mugane, Quartz , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, in a distracted world, China proudly touts the efficiency of its surveillance state while continuing to build up its military and pursue its ambitious efforts to gain a strategic advantage along the Asian littoral . \u2014 Lewis Libby, National Review , 6 May 2021",
      "Thanksgiving along the Potomac littoral seemed a little emptier this year without Rob Odle, who died on October 2 after a tough fight with cancer. \u2014 George Weigel, National Review , 2 Dec. 2019",
      "Specifically, at a time when military strategists assessed that the greatest threats to Chinese security were coming from the sea off China\u2019s littorals , the PLA was still dominated institutionally and doctrinally by the ground forces. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 18 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin litoralis , from litor-, litus seashore":"Adjective and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259l",
      "\u02c8li-t\u0259-r\u0259l; \u02ccli-t\u0259-\u02c8ral, -\u02c8r\u00e4l",
      "-\u02c8r\u00e4l",
      "\u02ccli-t\u0259-\u02c8ral"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "alongshore",
      "coastal",
      "inshore",
      "nearshore",
      "offshore",
      "shoreside"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050613",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "littoral current":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a current moving along and roughly parallel to a shore":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115834",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "litt\u00e9rateur":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonauthor"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[
      "Washington Irving is generally credited as the first American litterateur to gain a reputation in Britain and on the Continent.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng\u2019en. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2021",
      "Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur . \u2014 Geoffrey O\u2019brien, The New York Review of Books , 18 Apr. 2019",
      "A similar lesson awaits the young litterateur who insists that a good book should move not only the head and the heart but also the loins. \u2014 The Dirty Men And Women Of Esquire, Esquire , 29 Mar. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1806, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French litt\u00e9rateur , from Latin litterator critic, from litterae letters, literature":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccli-t\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8t\u0259r",
      "\u02ccli-tr\u0259-",
      "-\u02c8tu\u0307r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "author",
      "pen",
      "penman",
      "scribe",
      "scrivener",
      "writer"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113906",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "little spotted skunk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a number of small skunks (genus Spilogale ) that have a coat of marbled black and white and that are common and widely distributed in the southwestern U.S. and in Mexico":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150323"
  },
  "little finger":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Cramer clarified that the potential amputation would apply only to part of his little finger , not amputation of his whole hand. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 22 June 2022",
      "But the Virgin herself is virtually identical, right down to the slightly bent little finger of her praying left hand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "All 13 members wear a distinct ring on their little finger . \u2014 Natalie Morin, Rolling Stone , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Diddy\u2019s signature, starting from his early days in the studio, is a small orb of diamonds on his little finger . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 20 Jan. 2022",
      "The Bengals had won two straight before key injuries and mistakes took their toll in a 41-22 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that left quarterback Joe Burrow nursing a sore little finger on his throwing hand. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "Playing with a dislocated little finger on his throwing hand for much of the day, Burrow threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. \u2014 Mitch Stacy, ajc , 5 Dec. 2021",
      "Then, curl your first three fingers toward the center of your palm, leaving your thumb and little finger upright. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The boy sat in a silver desk chair, nervously swivelling, tracing one of the scratches on his face with his little finger . \u2014 George Saunders, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164606"
  },
  "little folk":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": little people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175429"
  },
  "lithium carbonate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline salt Li 2 CO 3 used in the glass and ceramic industries and in medicine especially in the treatment of bipolar disorder":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The price for lithium carbonate \u2014the compound that gets extracted from the ground\u2014has shot up 432% year over year, hitting nearly $62,000 per metric ton in April. \u2014 Emily Barone, Time , 26 May 2022",
      "The shift to electric vehicles has spurred a global rush for lithium, which is used in virtually all EV batteries, and seen Chinese prices of lithium carbonate surge more than 400 percent over the past year. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Lithium bottlenecks hurting Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide have been soaring so fast, Tesla is already factoring in the higher costs into its current vehicle prices now. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Production emissions for 1 metric ton of lithium carbonate , for example, are three times higher than that of steel, the IEA report says. \u2014 Shel Evergreen, Ars Technica , 2 May 2022",
      "Glen Miller, professor of environmental science at the University of Nevada told CNBC in January that the mine is expected to produce 60,000 tons of lithium carbonate annually, about half of the 2025 expected domestic need. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Lithium remains in a viscous yellow green pool, which SQM converts into powdery white lithium carbonate for battery makers abroad. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Dec. 2021",
      "Comstock Mining projects that global lithium-ion battery manufacturing will require 1.8 million tons annually of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE). \u2014 Mergermarket, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "China dominates the global advanced battery supply chain, including lithium hydroxide (94 percent), cells (76 percent), electrolyte (76 percent), lithium carbonate (70 percent), anodes (65 percent) and cathodes (53 percent). \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 25 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180235"
  },
  "Little Entrance":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an entrance in the liturgy of the Eastern Church during which the book of the Gospel is brought in":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180934"
  },
  "little people":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tiny imaginary beings (such as fairies, elves, and leprechauns) of folklore":[],
      ": children":[],
      ": common people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Plural noun",
      "The child is set afloat on a grass raft and found by a village of little people (the Nelwyn). \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 26 May 2022",
      "To put it plainly, Dopesick wasn't going to work if the audience didn't care about the little people . \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "This is my tribute \u2014 my giving thanks \u2014 to that feeling: to the making of something simple and communal, comforting and basic, with, hopefully, ingredients in your kitchen and maybe the little people in your house. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 Nov. 2021",
      "Though preoccupied with the cares of office, Mr. Xi still has time for the little people , the Xinhua profile marveled. \u2014 Walter Russell Mead, WSJ , 8 Nov. 2021",
      "That has included, at times heartbreakingly, being outgrown, forgotten and cast aside by the mercurial little people whose love animates them. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 13 June 2019",
      "There\u2019s nothing little people love more than splishing and splashing around in the water \u2014 any body of water. \u2014 Essence , 10 June 2019",
      "But little people like us, protesting in our little corners, coaxed money for research and cocktail therapies and protease inhibitors. \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 May 2018",
      "My three little people have totally different schedules to keep track of, and my baby girl has her own agenda. \u2014 Rachel Hollis, Time , 27 Feb. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1699, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Plural noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194722"
  },
  "literary executor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person entrusted with the management of the papers and unpublished works of a deceased author":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Jon Shestack is producing Only Apparently Real, based in part on a biography written by Paul Williams, the one-time literary executor of Dick\u2019s estate and friend of the author. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 June 2022",
      "More than thirty years ago, Hazel Holt, Pym\u2019s close friend and literary executor , published a biography of her. \u2014 Thomas Mallon, The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
      "Both my father\u2019s widow, Ilana Howe, and I, the literary executor of his estate, were unaware of this earlier publication. \u2014 Nina Howe, The New York Review of Books , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Edward Mendelson, Auden\u2019s literary executor , has been editing the ten-volume series for over three decades; Poems will complete it. \u2014 Lucy Jakub, The New York Review of Books , 4 Dec. 2021",
      "Hugo Vickers, her friend and literary executor , confirmed her death. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Nov. 2021",
      "Juneteenth, planned as a three-section epic, was collated from voluminous drafts by Ellison\u2019s literary executor , John Callahan. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 23 June 2021",
      "Oliver Soden, her literary executor , said the cause was heart and kidney failure. \u2014 Neil Genzlinger, New York Times , 18 Nov. 2020",
      "Bowden was married twice and had many relationships, including with the person who became his literary executor , Mary Martha Miles, misidentified in the piece as his second wife. \u2014 Matt Mcleod, Harper's Magazine , 27 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202132"
  },
  "little grebe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small European grebe ( Podiceps ruficollis )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1766, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205200"
  },
  "little better than":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not much better than (something) : only slightly better than (something)":[
        "The cookies were little better than cardboard."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214210"
  },
  "Little Bear":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ursa minor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1681, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220408"
  },
  "little person":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person of unusually short stature and especially a person affected with dwarfism":[
        "For over five years, Sin\u00e9ad has toured both primary and secondary schools around the country speaking with large groups about living life as a little person \u2026",
        "\u2014 Emily Guest",
        "After his release, he became an actor, finding roles written for little people .",
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      "1538, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a white flammable solid LiAlH 4 soluble in ether that is made by the reaction of lithium hydride and anhydrous aluminum chloride and that is used as a reducing agent especially for organic compounds [as a carboxylic acid (RCOOH) to an alcohol (RCH 2 OH)]":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224135"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "the basic monetary unit of Lithuania from 1918 to 1940 and from 1991 through 2014":[]
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      "\u02c8l\u0113-\u02cct\u00e4s"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Lithuanian (nominative plural litai , genitive plural lit\u0173 ), from initial letters of New Latin Lituania , French Lituanie , etc.":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001748"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": snowy egret":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005008"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the policies and convictions of Little Englanders":[]
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      "-\u02c8i\u014b(g)l\u0259n\u02ccdiz\u0259m sometimes -\u02c8e\u014b(g)-"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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      "doctor of letters; doctor of literature":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin litterarum doctor":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031139"
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      "noun"
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      ": a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation":[
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        "a litany of cheering phrases",
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      ": a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration":[
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      "He has a litany of grievances against his former employer.",
      "The team blamed its losses on a litany of injuries.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The song is a litany of problems and preoccupations rife with feelings of anxiety, inadequacy and self-doubt. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "But its history is a litany of invasions, with occupiers including the Russian empire, the Polish empire, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union. \u2014 Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock stunned those present for last night's Oscars ceremony and instantly stirred intense reaction online, including from a litany of celebrities. \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Photos of the Henson Creature Shop examined by THR reveal what one freelancer who took the pictures contends is a litany of workplace hazards. \u2014 Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Of course, there are a litany of other incidents that contributed to Meyer\u2019s dizzying downfall, not the least of which was Meyer\u2019s inexplicable, inexcusable lack of judgement back in early October following a heartbreaking road loss at Cincinnati. \u2014 Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com , 16 Dec. 2021",
      "What followed over the next two years, according to the charges, was a litany of other statements and clashes on social media, which all formed the basis of the move to fire him. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com , 14 Nov. 2021",
      "For decades, scientists have recognized that the North American beaver, Castor canadensis, provides a litany of ecological benefits throughout its range from northern Mexico to Alaska. \u2014 Ben Goldfarb, National Geographic , 22 Sep. 2020",
      "And in an litany of other instances, Sharpton has been there to advocate, consult and lend support for Black people. \u2014 Jake Coyle, ajc , 19 June 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English letanie , from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin litania , from Late Greek litaneia , from Greek, entreaty, from litanos supplicant":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032513"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the seven principal stars in Ursa Minor":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032542"
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      "noun"
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      ": an annual barley ( Hordeum pusillum ) that is native to western North America and widespread in the southern states and in tropical America and that has flattened glumes and the lemmas of the lateral spikelets raised on pedicels":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033145"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": billiards played with three balls and a small wooden pin in which caroms count as in ordinary billiards but the knocking down of the pin by the cue ball after contact with an object ball scores five points":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035936"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": the seven principal stars in Ursa Minor":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050706"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": an Englishman opposed to territorial expansion of the British Empire and usually anticipating the gradual voluntary secession of existing possessions therefrom":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052039"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a coloring matter from lichens that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions and is used as an acid-base indicator":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For example, activists are pressuring major financial institutions to impose political litmus tests on charitable giving. \u2014 Robert Netzly, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "Such litmus tests politicize the Court, and its legitimacy rests on its ability to rise above the kind of raw politics Trump reveled in. \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New York Review of Books , 25 May 2022",
      "In 1988, the litmus tests included abstinence and prayer in school. \u2014 M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "As for those of you who look no further than candidate mailers, NextDoor rants or red vs. blue litmus tests: Sit this one out. \u2014 Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News , 20 Apr. 2021",
      "Gone are the days of 90-plus votes in favor of a nominee, replaced by partisan votes and clear political litmus tests. \u2014 Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak And Phil Mattingly, CNN , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Farmer: This is a litmus -test game for the Chargers. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
      "His candidacy wasn't about passing litmus tests, but about changing the broad direction of the party. \u2014 Noah Millman, The Week , 19 Nov. 2021",
      "Ideological litmus tests make no sense when the future of the nation is on the line. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 23 Dec. 2021"
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      "Middle English litmose , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse litmosi herbs used in dyeing, from litr color (akin to Old English wlite brightness, appearance) + mosi moss; akin to Old English m\u014ds moss":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064341"
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      ": a test in which a single factor (such as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive":[]
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      "The party is using attitudes about gun control as a litmus test for political candidates.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The strength of Republican candidates\u2019 stances against gender-affirmation therapies became a litmus test for the authenticity of their conservatism in midterm primary races earlier this year. \u2014 Michael Murney, Chron , 21 June 2022",
      "But mainly, the purchase of Gray Eagles is a litmus test for just how far the U.S. will go in supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
      "Part of the dilemma, according to people familiar with the internal deliberations, is that Mr. Biden\u2019s approach is likely to be seen as a litmus test by many centrist or liberal-leaning voters. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "But the governor also nodded to the way bills targeting transgender youth have become a litmus test for the Republican Party at large. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Baltin: Do you guys see this as a little bit of a litmus test for possibly doing something like this going forward",
      "Jewish students at Tufts and other campuses said that many campus clubs, even those that are not explicitly political, have taken a hard line on Israel, which can create an obstacle \u2014 even a litmus test \u2014 for some Jewish students\u2019 participation. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2022",
      "Have the candidates in Ohio been made to submit to a kind of Trump-2020-election-claims litmus test ",
      "Or a litmus test in terms of finding the right fit there"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064536"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      "lith-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8li-\u02ccth\u00e4rj",
      "\u02c8lith-\u02cc\u00e4rj",
      "li-\u02c8th\u00e4rj"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Anglo-French litarge , from Latin lithargyrus , from Greek lithargyros , from lithos + argyros silver \u2014 more at argent":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064819"
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    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
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    "definitions":{
      "bachelor of letters; bachelor of literature":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin litterarum baccalaureus":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072007"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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      "river 80 miles (129 kilometers) long in northern Wyoming and southern Montana flowing north into the Bighorn River":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075746"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": milk colored with litmus and used as a culture medium for determining acid or alkali production":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085626"
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      ": a place of confinement (as an extremely small prison cell) or a confining device (as a pillory) making it impossible for a prisoner to have even ordinary comfort or freedom of movement":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1529, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093625"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": dyer":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English litestere , from liten, litten to dye + -stere -ster":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093758"
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    "type":[
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      "noun"
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      ": a legal process by which controverted issues are established and a joinder of issues arrived at":[],
      ": the issues involved in a law case":[],
      ": the statement or pleading by which a party contests a suit":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English litiscontestacioun , from Middle French litiscontestation , from Medieval Latin litis contestation-, litis contestatio , literally, attestation of a lawsuit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105143"
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  "Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "site of battle fought 1876 on the Little Bighorn River in southeastern Montana":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105957"
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  "little snowball":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114506"
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  "little corella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a small, mostly white cockatoo ( Cacatua sanguinea ) of Australia and southern New Guinea with patches of bare bluish gray skin about the eyes":[
        "Little corellas are usually seen in large flocks, such as the one of at least 100 seen near the Swan Bay jetty last month.",
        "\u2014 Trevor Pescott , The Geelong (Australia) Advertiser , 31 Mar. 2009",
        "At dawn, we would rise and race the noisy flocks of squawking little corellas to the gorges\u2014their naked ocher rock faces pasted against Australia's endless ultramarine sky.",
        "\u2014 Wayne Arnold , The New York Times , 29 May 2005"
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114948"
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      "noun"
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      ": a chemical element of the alkali metal group that is the lightest metal known and that is used especially in alloys and glass, in mechanical lubricants, and in storage batteries \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[],
      ": a salt of lithium (such as lithium carbonate) used in psychiatric medicine":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li-th\u0113-\u0259m",
      "\u02c8lith-\u0113-\u0259m"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The plant makes lithium -ion and nickel-metal hydride batteries\u2014the kind that power devices such as laptops, electric bikes and emergency lighting. \u2014 Phred Dvorak, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Since solar production disappears from the grid when the sun goes down and wind production wanes when breezes die down, storage facilities \u2014 using things like lithium -ion and vanadium redox flow batteries \u2014 will be relied upon to fill in the gaps. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
      "Thanks to it\u2019s built-in lithium -ion rechargeable battery, the Revolution GO can spin those black platters for up to 12 hours at a time. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Global lithium -mine production reached a record high of 100,000 metric tons last year, 65% of which is used in EV-battery construction. \u2014 WSJ , 25 May 2022",
      "An auction for a controlling stake in a Chinese lithium mine has garnered 3,448 bids, underscoring the scramble to secure the battery metal that\u2019s key to the clean-energy transition. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "The Hualapai Tribe is suing to stop a lithium mine that threatens a water source. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The LiFePO4 battery technology is a step up from traditional lithium -ion batteries, promising a longer shelf life and better safety. \u2014 Mike Richard And Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health , 10 June 2022",
      "But progress has been slow, with the Energy Department estimating in 2019 that lithium -ion batteries are collected and recycled at a rate of less than 5%. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from lithia oxide of lithium, from Greek lithos":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123425"
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  "Litomosoides":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of filariid worms including a form ( L. carinii ) that is parasitic in the cotton rat and is much used in research on chemotherapy and other problems concerning human filariases":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccl\u012bt\u014dm\u0259\u02c8s\u022fi\u02ccd\u0113z",
      "\u02cclit-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125553"
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  "lithium niobate":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline material LiNbO 3 whose physical properties change in response to pressure or the presence of an electric field and which is used in fiber optics and as a synthetic gemstone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccb\u0101t"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Using that approach, Cleland and Kevin Satzinger, a UCSB graduate student, fashioned a resonator on a lithium niobate chip that rang for up to 150 nanoseconds. \u2014 Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS , 14 Mar. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "niob ium + -ate entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133353"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the winning of all tricks except one in bridge":[]
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-133836"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144314"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": apabhramsa":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144850"
  },
  "lithium chloride":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hygroscopic crystalline salt LiCl used chiefly in the manufacture of metallic lithium, in welding fluxes, and in the form of an aqueous solution for controlling humidity in air conditioning":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150933"
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  "litiscontest":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to bring to litiscontestation":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccl\u012bt\u0259\u0307sk\u0259n\u02c8test"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "back-formation from litiscontestation":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174527"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dovekie sense 2":[]
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      "1766, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "geographical name"
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      "river 90 miles (144 kilometers) long in southern Lebanon flowing into the Mediterranean Sea":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180458"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a ray ( Raja erinacea ) small in size and brown above mottled with black spots that is common in American coastal waters of the Atlantic":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181838"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a mineral (Cu,Na 2 ,K 2 )Si 3 O 7 consisting of a rare silicate of alkalies and copper":[]
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      "l\u0259\u0307\u02c8thid\u0113\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
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      "Italian litidionite , from Greek lithidion pebble (diminutive of lithos stone) + Italian -ite":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185746"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions as the primary component of its electrolyte":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Once the internal lithium-ion battery hits 100% of its capacity, charging stops. \u2014 PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
      "The fuel tank is situated under the spacious cargo area, making for a somewhat high liftover height, and a lithium-ion battery pack of as-yet-unknown capacity is stashed under the rear seat. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 17 May 2022",
      "Kia will also offer a plug-in hybrid, which pairs the same powertrain and a larger lithium-ion battery pack. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 14 May 2022",
      "Rest assured, the rechargeable lithium-ion battery will last almost all day \u2014 up to 22 hours. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, EW.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Earlier this month, Fitbit recalled approximately 1 million of its Ionic smartwatches (less than 0.01% of the ones sold) because its lithium-ion battery poses a burn hazard. \u2014 Dana Rose Falcone, Allure , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "In addition to Cameron Corners, SDG&E has established three other microgrids in High Fire Threat Districts: Ramona, a 500-kilowatt and 2,000 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery storage system. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 June 2022",
      "That includes the hybrid system, which combines a Bosch electric motor-generator unit, a lithium-ion battery from Williams Advanced Engineering, and a gearbox by Xtrac. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 6 June 2022",
      "Before that, there was Appreciate, a Minnetonka, Minn.-based single family rental marketplace and management platform, and Dragonfly Energy, a Reno, Nev.-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 2 June 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1990, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185845"
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  "little brother/sister":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a brother/sister who is younger than one":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192003"
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      "noun"
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      ": cerebellum":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203412"
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      "noun"
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      ": the outermost and smallest digit of the foot":[]
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "From Luke's crash into the stairs to Greg's falling through the floor to me stubbing my little toe on the glider. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021",
      "Two days into his first training camp, Adams had a broken foot, an injury that required surgery to insert a screw in the long bone on the outside of the foot that connects to the little toe . \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2021"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205654"
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  "little staggerweed":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dutchman's-breeches":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212201"
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  "little stint":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a small sandpiper ( Pisobia minuta )":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212923"
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  "literary agent":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a person who helps writers get their works published":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215213"
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  "little tuna":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a small active pelagic tuna ( Euthynnus alletteratus ) circumtropical in distribution and widely known as a sport fish":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222148"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adjective combining form"
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      ": stony sense 1":[],
      ": of, relating to, or being a stone tool":[],
      ": relating to or characteristic of a (specified) stage in humankind's use of stone as a cultural tool":[
        "Neo lithic"
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      "\u02c8li-thik"
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    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Enlarge / Selection of flint lithic tools from the El Pend\u00f3n ossuary: blades, geometric microliths, and arrowheads. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Across this lithic landscape, a sly salamander slithers to steal a succulent grape. \u2014 William A. Wallace, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
      "The other burns lithic landscapes, or fossilized biomass. \u2014 Stephen Pyne, WSJ , 12 Dec. 2020",
      "In effect, once released, the lithic overlies the living and the two different kinds of burning interact in ways that sometimes compete and sometimes collude. \u2014 Stephen Pyne, Quartz , 10 Nov. 2019",
      "In effect, once released, the lithic overlies the living and the two different kinds of burning interact in ways that sometimes compete and sometimes collude. \u2014 Stephen Pyne, Quartz , 10 Nov. 2019",
      "Pointy antler tines can be sawn or broken off to create pressure flaking tools to chip arrowheads, stone knives and a host of other lithic resources. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 17 Dec. 2019",
      "What were lithic landscapes have been exhumed and no longer only underlie living ones. \u2014 Stephen Pyne, Quartz , 10 Nov. 2019",
      "What were lithic landscapes have been exhumed and no longer only underlie living ones. \u2014 Stephen Pyne, Quartz , 10 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek lithikos , from lithos":"Adjective",
      "lithic":"Adjective combining form"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231540"
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  "litoptern":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the Litopterna":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "l\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4p\u02cct\u0259rn"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Litopterna":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234524"
  },
  "Litiopa":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of minute marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) commonly living among seaweeds":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "l\u0259\u0307\u02c8t\u012b\u0259p\u0259"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek litos plain, simple + op\u0113 opening, hole":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002537"
  },
  "little one":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a young child":[
        "Need to disguise vegetables in order for your little ones to eat them",
        "\u2014 Redbook",
        "\u2026 the pleasure of exposing a little one to the joy of the moviegoing.",
        "\u2014 Gene Siskel",
        "Up to this point their entire stay in San Francisco had been leisurely, what Webb called a \"babymoon\"\u2014a last chance to chill before another little one arrives.",
        "\u2014 Alan Shipnuck"
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1509, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004356"
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  "little striker":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": least tern":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005107"
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  "lithite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a calcareous concretion especially in a tentaculocyst or lithocyst":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8li\u02ccth\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "lith- + -ite":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013550"
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  "litmus paper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": unsized paper colored with litmus and used as an indicator":[]
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      "\u02c8lit-m\u0259s-"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Liquid samples can be tested with detector paper, which is similar to a large piece of litmus paper . \u2014 Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014308"
  },
  "Litopterna":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of extinct South American Cenozoic ungulates with one or three functional toes":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek litos plain, smooth + pterna heel":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014331"
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  "literaryism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": an instance of or tendency to use excessive refinement of expression in written compositions":[
        "every literaryism \u2026 fritters away a scrap of the reader's patience",
        "\u2014 Ezra Pound"
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0113\u02cciz\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015148"
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  "Little Office":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an office in honor of the Virgin Mary like but shorter than the Divine Office":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023123"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the property an author or those claiming under him has in the written product of his intellectual skill and labor either before or after general publication and either at common law or under statutory copyright":[],
      ": the written product of an author or any copy thereof":[],
      ": the property an author or those claiming under him has in his work under common law prior to copyright consisting chiefly of his right to control the use, enjoyment, and disposition of such work for profit or any purpose, this right being superseded by statutory copyright and lost by dedication of such work to the public \u2014 compare copyright":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024920"
  },
  "Lithistida":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of sponges (class Demospongiae) comprising well-preserved fossil sponges with a massive reticulate skeleton of fused siliceous spicules":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-st\u0259d\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from (assumed) Greek lithistos (verbal of Greek lithizein to resemble a stone, from lith- + -izein -ize) + New Latin -ida":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051919"
  }
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