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"Albee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Edward Franklin 1928\u20132016 American dramatist":[]
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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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"\u02c8\u022fl-(\u02cc)b\u0113",
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"\u02c8al-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102711",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Albemarle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in south central North Carolina population 15,903":[]
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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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"\u02c8al-b\u0259-\u02ccm\u00e4rl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193911",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Albemarle Sound":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"inlet of the Atlantic in northeastern North Carolina":[]
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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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231232",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Albers":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Josef 1888\u20131976 American (German-born) painter":[]
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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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"\u02c8al-b\u0259rz",
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"\u02c8\u00e4l-b\u0259rs"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202736",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Albers projection":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an equal-area projection with straight-line meridians and two standard parallels of true scale":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Heinrich C. Albers \u20201833 German cartographer":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-b\u0259rs-",
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"\u02c8\u00e4l-b\u0259rz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140532",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Albugo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of fungi (the type of the family Albuginaceae ) causing the white rusts":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, white spot, from albus white":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"al-\u02c8by\u00fc-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112119",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Albula":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (coextensive with the family Albulidae) of silvery marine fishes widely distributed in warm seas and probably including only a single species ( A. vulpes ) \u2014 see bonefish":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, feminine of albulus whitish, from albus white":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-by\u0259-l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183644",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Albumblatt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a short instrumental composition usually for piano":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German, literally, album leaf, from album (from Latin) + blatt leaf, from Old High German blat":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-b\u0259m-\u02ccblat",
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"\u02c8\u00e4l-b\u0259m-\u02ccbl\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111612",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Alb\u00e9niz":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Isaac 1860\u20131909 Spanish pianist and composer":[]
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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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"\u00e4l-\u02c8b\u0101-(\u02cc)n\u0113s",
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"-(\u02cc)n\u0113th"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112312",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"albatross":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a score of three under par made on a hole : double eagle":[
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"The first play-off at Augusta followed the most famous single stroke in Masters history, Sarazen's albatross , or double eagle as the Americans prefer to describe such accidents of fortune, at the 15th.",
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"\u2014 P. A. Ward-Thomas"
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],
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": any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large web-footed seabirds that have long slender wings, are excellent gliders, and include the largest seabirds":[],
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": something that causes persistent deep concern or anxiety":[],
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": something that greatly hinders accomplishment : encumbrance":[
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"Fame has become an albatross that prevents her from leading a normal life."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Fame has become an albatross that prevents her from leading a normal and happy life.",
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"Fame has become an albatross around her neck .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Visitors can also expect to see a wide range of indigenous seafaring species including the Pacific golden plover (or k\u014dlea) and the Laysan albatross (or m\u014dl\u012b). \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"Are big contracts an albatross for smaller-market clubs",
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"On South Georgia, a far-flung subantarctic island 1,300 miles off the east coast of Argentina, elephant seals, albatross , and king penguins rule supreme. \u2014 Liz Carlson, Outside Online , 2 Apr. 2019",
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"The albatross of celebrity has loomed over much of Mitchell\u2019s work; For the Roses was her graceful first tangle with it as a superstar. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"South Salem senior Lucas Paul holed out a 3-wood from 245 yards on the 14th hole for an albatross \u2014 a score of 2 on the par-5 hole. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
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"For starters, these loans have become an unfair albatross around the neck of millions of Americans. \u2014 Dean Obeidallah, The New Republic , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Known for his albatross -like wingspan that stretches nearly seven-feet, his lithe 6-foot-8 frame is more chiseled this season, and Williams called Bridges one of the hardest-working players he's ever been around. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"Inflation has become an albatross for Democrats going into the 2022 midterm elections, despite the nation's strong economic growth last year. \u2014 Jill Lawless, ajc , 16 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier albitrosse, albetrosse \"albatross, frigate bird,\" alteration (with the first syllables probably reshaped after Latin albus \"white\" and its derivatives) of alcatras, alcatrace \"pelican, frigate bird,\" or of its source, 16th-century Italian alcatrazzo (borrowed from Spanish) or Spanish alcatraz \"pelican\" or Portuguese alcatraz \"brown booby ( Sula leucogaster ), frigate bird,\" both borrowed from Arabic al-\u0121a\u1e6d\u1e6d\u0101s \"diver, sea eagle,\" derivative from the base of the verb \u0121a\u1e6d\u1e6da \"to immerse, dip, plunge\"; (sense 2) after the albatross in Samuel Taylor coleridge 's poem \"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,\" which the mariner kills and is then forced to wear around his neck as expiation for his crime; (sense 3) by analogy with birdie entry 1 and eagle entry 1 as names for golfing scores":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-b\u0259-\u02cctr\u022fs",
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"-\u02cctr\u00e4s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074150",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"albe":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": albeit":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":"Conjunction"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)\u022fl-",
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"(\u02c8)al-\u00a6b\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004704",
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"type":[
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"conjunction"
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]
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},
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"albedo":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the whitish, spongy inner part of the rind of a citrus fruit : the mesocarp of a hesperidium":[
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"The trouble with grapefruit is that however carefully you peel it, some of the white stuff always sticks to the fruit. The spongy white tissue, called albedo , is quite bitter, and it clings with the tenacity of lichen.",
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"\u2014 Discover"
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],
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"\u2014 compare flavedo":[
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"The trouble with grapefruit is that however carefully you peel it, some of the white stuff always sticks to the fruit. The spongy white tissue, called albedo , is quite bitter, and it clings with the tenacity of lichen.",
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"\u2014 Discover"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Long-term Arctic sea ice losses exacerbate global warming through the Arctic ice- albedo feedback cycle. \u2014 Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
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"In summer, owing to the albedo effect\u2014light surfaces reflect heat, dark ones absorb it\u2014the pale grass would stay cooler than the brown shrubs that currently blanket the tundra. \u2014 Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
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"Measured from the Big Bear Solar Observatory in California between 1998 and 2017, the researchers monitored the precise daily, monthly, seasonal, yearly and decadal changes in Earth\u2019s albedo using earthshine. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"The researchers found no correlation, which means that changes in Earth\u2019s albedo is caused by something on the Earth. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"According to this research, clouds have a high albedo \u2014similar to snow and ice\u2014but have been largely discounted in many studies examining natural mitigation of climate change. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"Anthropogenic warming causes snow and ice caps to melt, which can make Earth\u2019s albedo decrease. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 18 June 2021",
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"Here, Tp is Earth\u2019s temperature, T\u2609 is the sun\u2019s temperature, R\u2609 is the sun\u2019s radius, D is the distance to the sun, and a is Earth\u2019s albedo , or reflectivity. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 18 June 2021",
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"Because the ice shield covering the Arctic Ocean is actually the centerpiece of an indispensable planetary cooling system, which is maintained by the albedo effect\u2014the reflection of the sun\u2019s heat and radiation back into space. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 21 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Late Latin alb\u0113din-, alb\u0113d\u014d \"whiteness, white color,\" from Latin albus \"light-colored, white\" + -\u0113din-, -\u0113d\u014d, suffix of abstract nouns; (sense 1) after German Albedo in this sense, borrowed from Latin \u2014 more at alb , torpedo":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"al-\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
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"al-\u02c8b\u0113d-(\u02cc)\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190140",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"albedometer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a device for measuring the reflection of light (as by snow)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"albedo + -meter":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-b\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-m\u0259-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164341",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"albeit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": even though : although":[
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"an enjoyable, albeit expensive, vacation"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"\u2026 living a modest life as an editor wasn't as appealing as living in the grand style, albeit as someone else's valet. \u2014 Leslie Bennetts , Vanity Fair , Sept. 2000",
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"As created during the Depression by a promoter named Leo Seltzer, roller derby was the first sport in which men and women competed on the same team, albeit on a separate-but-equal basis, alternating periods on the track. \u2014 Frank Deford , New York Times Magazine , 4 Jan. 1998",
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"\u2026 customers seemed generally cheery, albeit some were more cautious than others \u2026 \u2014 Cynthia Clark , Publishers Weekly , 26 Jan. 1998",
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"But suppose the life were in many ways a mess, albeit a fascinating, courageous, picturesque and emotionally intense mess \u2026 \u2014 Diane Ackerman , New York Times Book Review , 23 Aug. 1987",
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"She appeared on the show, albeit briefly.",
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"It was an amazing computer, albeit expensive."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, literally, all though it be":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u022fl-\u02c8b\u0113-\u0259t",
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"al-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"although",
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"altho",
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"as",
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"howbeit",
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"much as",
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"notwithstanding",
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"though",
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"when",
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"whereas",
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"while",
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"whilst"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081436",
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"type":[
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"conjunction"
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]
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},
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"alberene":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a variety of soapstone used to make acid-resistant or alkali-resistant surfaces":[
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"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-b\u0259-\u02ccr\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094240",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"album":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a book with blank pages used for making a collection (as of autographs, stamps, coins, or photographs)":[],
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": a cardboard container for a phonograph record : jacket":[],
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": a collection usually in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures : anthology":[],
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": one or more recordings (as on tape or disc) produced as a single unit":[
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"a 2-CD album"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She played a track from the group's latest album .",
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"a special anniversary album of his poetry published 100 years after his death",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Upon revealing the whimsical cover for the upcoming album , Beyonc\u00e9 shared a sweet tribute on Instagram to everything that inspired its creation. \u2014 Rania Aniftos, Billboard , 1 July 2022",
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"What is the cover art for Beyonc\u00e9's Renaissance album ",
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"In an Instagram post on Thursday, the pop icon unveiled the artwork for the album . \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
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"No label or release date for the coming album has been publicly revealed. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
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"Earlier this month, Lavigne dropped an anniversary edition for her iconic debut album , Let Go, which included tracks that had not been made available on streaming services. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
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"Hussle, a 33-year-old father of two whose legal name was Ermias Ashgedom, had just been nominated for a Grammy for his major-label-debut album after years of underground acclaim when he was killed. \u2014 Andrew Dalton, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
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"The release date for the full album is still to be announced. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Gracing the cover of this month\u2019s issue of Vogue, Lipa is in the midst of a punishing global tour for her album Future Nostalgia. \u2014 Ian Malone, Vogue , 7 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier, \"book in which signatures, epigrams, verse, etc., are inscribed as mementos,\" borrowed from New Latin (short for album am\u012bc\u014drum \"register of friends\"), going back to Latin, \"the color white, white tablet or noticeboard, official list or register,\" noun derivative from neuter of albus \"white, light-colored, fair, transparent,\" perhaps going back to Indo-European *h 2 elb h o- \"white,\" whence also Umbrian alfu, neuter accusative plural, \"white,\" Greek alph\u00f3s \"skin disorder manifested as white spots, probably vitiligo\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-b\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anthology",
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"collectanea",
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"compendium",
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"compilation",
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"florilegium",
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"miscellany",
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"reader"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224840",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"albacore":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-b\u0259-\u02cck\u022fr"
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"A mere 30 seconds in hot oil transforms rare albacore breaded in panko into a delightfully crunchy bite. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"For the sashimi combo, salmon, yellowtail, tuna and albacore are sliced into fat, generous pieces. \u2014 Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"Nine Moa Kai sliders with white albacore tuna salad and fixings, and a side of chips and salsa, for $18.99; and a Northshore taco meal, including spicy chicken, 10 flour tortillas and all the fixings, with chips and salsa, for $29.99. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 June 2021",
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"The items were \u2014 and still are \u2014 less expensive but still contain the same fresh cuts of albacore , salmon, eel, yellowtail or escolar. \u2014 Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 Apr. 2021",
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"Sea Forager\u2019s halibut, oysters and albacore tuna are fished or harvested sustainably, mostly from Bay Area fishermen. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2021",
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"Many of these sandwiches can trace their origins to two famous golden arches, but their creators have expanded the fried fish ecosphere to include Pacific striped bass, cod, sushi-grade albacore tuna and tilapia. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 Mar. 2021",
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"Ogg ventures out in his boat, the Karen Jeanne, to fish for salmon, albacore , black cod, and dungeness crab in the Pacific. \u2014 Rob Verger, Popular Science , 8 Jan. 2021",
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"After orders from chefs suddenly dropped to zero, the high-end seafood purveyor started offering home delivery of local salmon, halibut, sablefish and albacore to retail customers. \u2014 Tara Duggan, SFChronicle.com , 17 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably borrowed from 16th-century Portuguese albaquora, albecora, of obscure origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142545"
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},
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"alba firma":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": rent payable in silver in accordance with early English law":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6al-b\u0259-\u02c8f\u0259r-m\u0259"
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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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"Medieval Latin, literally, white rent":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1707, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143959"
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},
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"albacora":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": albacore":[],
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": swordfish":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-b\u0259-\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259"
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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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"Spanish, from Arabic al-bak\u016brah":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162329"
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},
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"Albacete":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"province of southeastern Spain north of Murcia province area 5737 square miles (14,859 square kilometers), population 401,580":[],
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"commune , its capital population 148,934":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4l-b\u00e4-\u02c8s\u0101-t\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164418"
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},
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"albacea":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the person designated by a testator to fulfill and execute the directions of the will : executor":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-b\u0259-\u02c8s\u0101-\u0259"
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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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"Spanish, from Arabic al-wa\u1e63\u012byah the thing designated in a will, from wa\u1e63\u0101 to entrust, make a will":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185745"
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},
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"alb":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a full-length white linen ecclesiastical vestment with long sleeves that is gathered at the waist with a cincture":[],
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"Albania; Albanian":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8alb"
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Pope Jude Law has fifteen outfits, a fresh alb and tippet for each aspect of his mercurial personality. \u2014 Tad Friend, The New Yorker , 23 Jan. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English albe, aube, in part borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Late Latin alba \"white garment or vestment, originally one worn by the recently baptized\" (shortened from collocations with tunica \"tunic\" or vestis \"garment\"), from feminine of Latin albus \"white, light-colored, fair\"; in part going back to Old English albe (feminine weak noun), borrowed from Late Latin alba \u2014 more at album":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221312"
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},
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"albumen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the white of an egg \u2014 see egg illustration":[],
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": albumin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-\u02ccby\u00fc-",
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"al-\u02c8by\u00fc-m\u0259n",
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"-by\u0259-",
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"al-\u02c8by\u00fc-m\u0259n; \u02c8al-\u02ccby\u00fc-"
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Documentary photography meets staged, conceptual art, old papers and processes like albumen prints meet the latest digital prints and inkjet prints, coal black prints meet bright and colorful prints. \u2014 Vogue , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"The gallery is awash in tintypes, daguerreotypes, albumen prints, and other forms of early photography, plus images made with everything from mid-century 35-millimeter film cameras to the latest digital devices. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"After another minute, spoon some of the poaching liquid over the eggs until the albumen is no longer clear. \u2014 Bill Buford, The New Yorker , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"Among the Edisons of the albumen was Edwin Baltzley, whose 1885 eggbeater brought in enough money to buy 500 acres alongside the Potomac and, with his twin brother, Edward, found the Glen Echo Chautauqua. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Feb. 2021",
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"For example, beautiful 19th-century landscape paintings by Albert Bierstadt and Martin Johnson Heade, and an 1871 albumen -silver photograph by William Henry Jackson, all from the Carter\u2019s collection, show us 19th-century views of the natural world. \u2014 Benjamin Lima, Dallas News , 14 Feb. 2020",
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"An off-center, flattish yolk surrounded by watery albumen is a good indication that the egg isn\u2019t fresh. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Oct. 2019",
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"Thick albumen holds the yolk up, round and proud, right in the center of the egg. \u2014 NBC News , 19 Oct. 2019",
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"What: The exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art features more than 150 photographic daguerreotypes, albumen prints, stereographic images and salt prints. \u2014 Chris Granger, NOLA.com , 22 Dec. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Late Latin alb\u016bmen (also alb\u0101men, alb\u016bmentum ), from Latin albus \"white\" + -\u016bmen (in ferr\u016bmen, f\u0113r\u016bmen \"adhesive, glue, solder\") \u2014 more at album":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010450"
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},
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"Albada finder":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a camera viewfinder for use at eye level in which a white field-limiting frame is made to appear very distant by reflection at the rear surface of the front lens":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"al-\u02c8b\u00e4-d\u0259-"
|
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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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"after L. E. W. van Albada , flourished 1924, its inventor":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014034"
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}
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} |