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{
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"Lothair I":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"795\u2013855 Holy Roman emperor (840\u2013855)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u014d-\u02c8ter",
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"\u02c8l\u014d-\u02ccter",
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"-\u02ccther",
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"-\u02c8ther"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233236",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lothair II":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"( or III ) 1075\u20131137 king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor (1125\u201337)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114008",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lotharingian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to Lotharingia ( Lorraine )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin Lotharingia Lorraine, region in western Europe + English -an":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6l\u014dth\u0259\u00a6rinj(\u0113)\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233231",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"lot":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance \u2014 see also throw in one's lot with":[],
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": the use of lots as a means of deciding something":[
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"One was chosen by lot to represent the group."
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],
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": the resulting choice":[],
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": something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen : share":[
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"The will provided for equal lots for all the children."
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],
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": one's way of life or worldly fate : fortune":[
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"the lot of man, to suffer and to die",
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"\u2014 Alexander Pope"
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],
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": a portion of land":[],
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": a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or survey":[
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"built his home on a half-acre lot"
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],
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": a motion-picture studio and its adjoining property":[],
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": an establishment for the storage or sale of motor vehicles":[
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"a used car lot"
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],
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": a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale)":[
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"Lot 45 is a dining room set."
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],
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": all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity":[
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"\u2014 usually used with the sampled the whole lot of desserts"
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],
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": a number of associated persons : set":[
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"fell in with a rough lot"
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],
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": kind , sort":[
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"The recruits were a sorry lot ."
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],
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": a considerable quantity or extent":[
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"a lot of money",
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"lots of friends"
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],
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": covering a wide or varied range":[
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"received bids all over the lot"
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],
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": to a considerable degree or extent":[
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"this is a lot nicer"
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],
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": often , frequently":[
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"runs a lot every day"
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],
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": lots":[],
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"river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern France flowing west into the Garonne River":[],
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": allot , apportion":[],
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": to form or divide into lots":[],
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": a nephew of Abraham who according to the account in Genesis escaped from the doomed city of Sodom with his wife who turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u00e4t",
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"\u02c8l\u022ft"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"parcel",
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"plat",
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"plot",
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"property",
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"tract"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"allocate",
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"allot",
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"allow",
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"apportion",
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"assign",
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"distribute",
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"ration"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lot Noun (1) fate , destiny , lot , portion , doom mean a predetermined state or end. fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. the fate of the submarine is unknown destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance it was her lot to die childless , portion implying the apportioning of good and evil. remorse was his daily portion doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain",
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"examples":[
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"Noun (1)",
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"He bought the vacant lot across the street.",
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"They own the house on the corner lot .",
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"We took a tour of the Universal lot .",
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"The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth.",
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"Unhappy with her lot in life , she moved to the city to start over.",
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"Verb",
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"everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"So a fund that may have yielded, say, 7% six months ago (which is about the long-term CEF average) is suddenly yielding a lot more now. \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Savannah said there are a lot of things people get wrong about antiabortion activists. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"You\u2019ve said this album is a lot more joyful and self-assured. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 27 June 2022",
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"The show's a little more clever, a little more vicious, and a lot more fun than the other zombie fare out there. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
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"But that would be amazing to bring a ninja warrior to Cincinnati, bring it to the forefront and hopefully get some more gyms and show that this sport has a lot more to offer than just the TV show. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
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"That holiday cookout will cost you more this year Add Fourth of July cookouts to the list of what Americans will pay more for this year \u2014 a lot more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
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"And since almost 1 in 5 Americans are living with an anxiety disorder, that is a lot of people who may see those fears seep into their relationships. \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
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"Aside from the traffic, there could be a lot of other factors to make sitting in traffic worse; the daytime could mean hot temperatures inside the car if air conditioning isn't working or fails. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lot, lott \"object used to decide a matter by chance, decision by the use of such objects, what one receives through such a decision, destiny, share,\" going back to Old English hlot, going back to Germanic *hluta- (whence also Old Frisian hlot, lot \"lot,\" Old High German hluz, Old Norse hlutr ), noun derivative from a verb *hleutan- \"to cast lots\" (whence Old English hl\u0113otan \"to cast lots, obtain, gain as one's lot,\" Old Saxon hliotan \"to obtain,\" Old High German liozan \"to cast lots,\" Old Norse hjl\u00f3ta \"to get by lot, obtain, undergo\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"Middle English lotten, derivative of lot lot entry 1":"Verb",
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"Hebrew L\u014d\u1e6d":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1534, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185152"
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},
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"loth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant":[
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"She was loath to admit her mistakes."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014dth",
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"\u02c8l\u014dt\u035fh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071424",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"lothario":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a man whose chief interest is seducing women":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a novel about the loveless existence of an aging lothario",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On paper, new society entrant Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) makes a perfect choice for the erstwhile lothario . \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Young Ariana Neal is memorable as Jess, a kind of gofer at the \u201990s Visser; Evan Jonigkeit is creepy as Samuel, the Visser\u2019s lothario and worse. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"The famous quartet is vividly staged, as Maddalena romances the lothario duke in an upstairs bedroom, while downstairs at the bar the stunned Gilda listens with Rigoletto. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"The 26-year-old stars as Max, a pansexual, pot-stirring lothario who most closely resembles Chuck Bass from the OG series. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 8 July 2021",
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"As the titular bassist lothario , Michael Cera hippity-hops through the song like somebody\u2019s tapping his jump button. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 13 Aug. 2020",
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"And there was Shane, an irresistible, monosyllabic lothario , who inspired both ire and emulation. \u2014 Crispin Long, The New Yorker , 11 Dec. 2019",
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"Now Danny is frowningly married in the suburbs, while Karl is a downtown lothario dating women too young for Dennis Rodman references. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 5 June 2019",
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"Co-written with his brother, Carlos Cuar\u00f3n,S\u00f3lo con Tu Pareja, follows the exploits of Tom\u00e1s Tom\u00e1s, a lothario who is eventually taught a lesson by an ex-lover. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 23 Feb. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Lothario , seducer in the play The Fair Penitent (1703) by Nicholas Rowe":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u014d-\u02c8ther-\u0113-\u02cc\u014d",
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"-\u02c8th\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Casanova",
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"Don Juan",
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"lecher",
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"lounge lizard",
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"masher",
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"philanderer",
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"satyr",
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"wolf",
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"womanizer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024241",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"loti":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Pierre 1850\u20131923 pseudonym of Louis-Marie-Julien Viaud French naval officer and novelist":[],
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"the basic monetary unit of Lesotho \u2014 see Money Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Sesotho, literally, mountain, probably from the Maloti Mountains, Lesotho":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u014d-\u02c8t\u0113",
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"\u02c8l\u014d-t\u0113",
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"l\u022f-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052710",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lotus lily":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": water chinquapin":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172548",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lotus position":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cross-legged sitting position used in yoga in which each foot is on the thigh of the opposite leg":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Eyes closed and sitting in the lotus position , the Buddha underwent weeks of painstaking work at Exoticars in the town of McCandless, north of Pittsburgh. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Several people suggested that the class, which ran more than seven hours, and which featured stretches where Kabat-Zinn simply sat in the lotus position , might not need his recitals of poems by Rumi and Emily Dickinson. \u2014 Tad Friend, The New Yorker , 18 Oct. 2021",
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"Christina Bollino and her yoga students sit in a lotus position in a lavender field under a lavender sky. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com , 19 May 2021",
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"Lead instructor Kamau Sadiki sits in the ocean at 12-feet depth in lotus position , legs folded on top of each other. \u2014 Chris Searles, National Geographic , 22 Aug. 2019",
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"The weathered statue, contemplating eternity in the lotus position , had been sitting in a local field for generations. \u2014 Paul Salopek, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2019",
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"No one ever actually does a downward dog or gets into lotus position . \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 27 June 2018",
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"Eventually the scoutmaster steps away from the harpsichord, and the figures settle in lotus position . \u2014 James Hamblin, The Atlantic , 16 Oct. 2017",
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"Pause Pod is perfect for your lotus position of choice. \u2014 Jay Willis, GQ , 29 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the supposed resemblance of the position to a lotus blossom":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181903",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lotus tree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a shrubby deciduous jujube tree ( Ziziphus lotus ) of the Mediterranean region that produces small yellow fruits":[],
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": a tall nettle tree ( Celtis australis ) of the same region that somewhat resembles a beech but produces a small sweet globose fruit":[],
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": any of several trees reputed to have furnished the lotus mentioned by the ancients: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060137",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lotus-eater":{
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"antonyms":[
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"doer",
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"go-ahead",
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"go-getter",
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"hummer",
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"hustler",
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"self-starter"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an indolent person":[],
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": any of a people in Homer's Odyssey subsisting on the lotus and living in the dreamy indolence it induces":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014d-t\u0259s-\u02cc\u0113-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"couch potato",
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"deadbeat",
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"do-nothing",
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"drone",
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"idler",
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"layabout",
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"lazybones",
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"loafer",
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"slouch",
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"slug",
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"slugabed",
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"sluggard"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045427",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lotusin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a yellow crystalline cyanogenetic glucoside C 28 H 31 NO 16 obtained from a North African leguminous plant ( Lotus arabicus )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin Lotus + English -in":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014dt\u0259s\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130546",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lotusland":{
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"antonyms":[
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"anti-utopia",
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"dystopia",
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"hell"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a place inducing contentment especially through offering an idyllic living situation":[],
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": a state or an ideal marked by contentment often achieved through self-indulgence":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the tropical resort's advertising depicts it as a lotusland of luxury and indolence"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the Homeric land of lotus-eaters":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014d-t\u0259s-\u02ccland"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"Camelot",
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"Cockaigne",
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"Eden",
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"Elysium",
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"empyrean",
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"fantasyland",
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"heaven",
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"never-never land",
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"New Jerusalem",
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"nirvana",
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"paradise",
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"promised land",
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"Shangri-la",
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"utopia",
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"Zion",
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"Sion"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101757",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"lota":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a small usually spherical water vessel of brass or copper used in India":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014d-t\u0259"
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hindi & Urdu lo\u1e6d\u0101":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190524"
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"lote":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a low spiny shrub ( Condalia obtusifolia ) of Mexico and southern Texas having edible fruit and roots from which a soap substitute is made":[],
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": jujube sense 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u014dt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202304"
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},
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"Lot":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance \u2014 see also throw in one's lot with":[],
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": the use of lots as a means of deciding something":[
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"One was chosen by lot to represent the group."
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],
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": the resulting choice":[],
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": something that comes to one upon whom a lot has fallen : share":[
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"The will provided for equal lots for all the children."
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],
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": one's way of life or worldly fate : fortune":[
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"the lot of man, to suffer and to die",
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"\u2014 Alexander Pope"
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],
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": a portion of land":[],
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": a measured parcel of land having fixed boundaries and designated on a plot or survey":[
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"built his home on a half-acre lot"
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],
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": a motion-picture studio and its adjoining property":[],
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": an establishment for the storage or sale of motor vehicles":[
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"a used car lot"
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],
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": a number of units of an article, a single article, or a parcel of articles offered as one item (as in an auction sale)":[
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"Lot 45 is a dining room set."
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],
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": all the members of a present group, kind, or quantity":[
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"\u2014 usually used with the sampled the whole lot of desserts"
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],
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": a number of associated persons : set":[
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"fell in with a rough lot"
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],
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": kind , sort":[
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"The recruits were a sorry lot ."
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],
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": a considerable quantity or extent":[
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"a lot of money",
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"lots of friends"
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],
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": covering a wide or varied range":[
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"received bids all over the lot"
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],
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": to a considerable degree or extent":[
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"this is a lot nicer"
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],
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": often , frequently":[
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"runs a lot every day"
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],
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": lots":[],
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"river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern France flowing west into the Garonne River":[],
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": allot , apportion":[],
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": to form or divide into lots":[],
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": a nephew of Abraham who according to the account in Genesis escaped from the doomed city of Sodom with his wife who turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u00e4t",
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"\u02c8l\u022ft"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"parcel",
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"plat",
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"plot",
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"property",
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"tract"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"allocate",
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"allot",
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"allow",
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"apportion",
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"assign",
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"distribute",
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"ration"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lot Noun (1) fate , destiny , lot , portion , doom mean a predetermined state or end. fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. the fate of the submarine is unknown destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance it was her lot to die childless , portion implying the apportioning of good and evil. remorse was his daily portion doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain",
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"examples":[
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"Noun (1)",
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"He bought the vacant lot across the street.",
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"They own the house on the corner lot .",
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"We took a tour of the Universal lot .",
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"The organization has done much to improve the lot of underprivileged youth.",
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"Unhappy with her lot in life , she moved to the city to start over.",
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"Verb",
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"everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"So a fund that may have yielded, say, 7% six months ago (which is about the long-term CEF average) is suddenly yielding a lot more now. \u2014 Michael Foster, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Savannah said there are a lot of things people get wrong about antiabortion activists. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
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"You\u2019ve said this album is a lot more joyful and self-assured. \u2014 Sasha Urban, Variety , 27 June 2022",
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"The show's a little more clever, a little more vicious, and a lot more fun than the other zombie fare out there. \u2014 Sara Netzley, EW.com , 27 June 2022",
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"But that would be amazing to bring a ninja warrior to Cincinnati, bring it to the forefront and hopefully get some more gyms and show that this sport has a lot more to offer than just the TV show. \u2014 Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
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"That holiday cookout will cost you more this year Add Fourth of July cookouts to the list of what Americans will pay more for this year \u2014 a lot more. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
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"And since almost 1 in 5 Americans are living with an anxiety disorder, that is a lot of people who may see those fears seep into their relationships. \u2014 Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
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"Aside from the traffic, there could be a lot of other factors to make sitting in traffic worse; the daytime could mean hot temperatures inside the car if air conditioning isn't working or fails. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lot, lott \"object used to decide a matter by chance, decision by the use of such objects, what one receives through such a decision, destiny, share,\" going back to Old English hlot, going back to Germanic *hluta- (whence also Old Frisian hlot, lot \"lot,\" Old High German hluz, Old Norse hlutr ), noun derivative from a verb *hleutan- \"to cast lots\" (whence Old English hl\u0113otan \"to cast lots, obtain, gain as one's lot,\" Old Saxon hliotan \"to obtain,\" Old High German liozan \"to cast lots,\" Old Norse hjl\u00f3ta \"to get by lot, obtain, undergo\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"Middle English lotten, derivative of lot lot entry 1":"Verb",
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"Hebrew L\u014d\u1e6d":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1534, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083118"
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},
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"lots":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": much":[
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"feeling lots better"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u00e4ts"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"plural of lot entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225536"
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}
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} |