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{
"Author":{
"antonyms":[
"pen",
"scratch (out)",
"scribble",
"write"
],
"definitions":{
": god sense 1":[],
": one that originates or creates something : source":[
"software authors",
"film authors",
"the author of this crime"
],
": the writer of a literary work (such as a book)":[
"a famous author"
],
": to be the author of : write":[
"a writer who has authored several best sellers"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The author of the article didn't check his facts.",
"I enjoyed the book, but I can't remember the name of the author .",
"She is the author of a plan for reforming the school system.",
"Verb",
"authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Eve Rodsky, the author of Fairplay, is pushing for unpaid care, including parental and elder care, to be presented as healthcare priorities. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The New Hampshire naturalist \u2014 author of some 34 books about animals \u2014 has been compared, not inaccurately, to Indiana Jones. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld, the author of six bestselling books, is his sister. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme novels, is the guest of honor. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"What begins as a cozy story filled with warm scones and pots of tea, takes a sharp turn when Bowen ( author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness series) drops Josie into an unpredictable world of intrigue and secrets. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Duncan Weldon, the author of Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, an economic history of Britain, told me. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
"Tony Fadell, the author of more than 300 patents, has made a career of navigating such challenges: His credits include the Apple iPod, the Apple iPhone and the Nest Learning Thermostat. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The method was founded by Lorraine Massey, author of Curly Girl: The Handbook, and the crux of the method is saying yes to specific products and kicking others to the curb in order to achieve curls that are #HairGoals. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tokata then posts a video a few days later to refute claims that Tokata did not author the statement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise was previously married to author Ari Behn. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
"Chris Rock did not apologize Jessica Pierson, vice president of Vision PR, the public relations company that represents Rock, said in an email the comedian did not author the statement published online. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Thank you to author Paul Mozell for writing and photographing it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"But Mickelson made comments last week to author Alan Shipnuck, who is writing a biography of Mickelson, and who published the remarks on his website, that have embroiled him in a firestorm of controversy. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"As for what the final report will reveal: The committee has promised to author the definitive narrative of the events leading up to and on January 6. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In honor of the occasion, Anita Hill will author a series of op-eds for Fortune. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"While in custody, Exotic aimed to author a tell-all memoir that set the record straight, but said he was disappointed by the final product. \u2014 Jake Lefferman, ABC News , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
"1597, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English auctour , from Anglo-French auctor, autor , from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from aug\u0113re to increase \u2014 more at eke":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"litterateur",
"litt\u00e9rateur",
"pen",
"penman",
"scribe",
"scrivener",
"writer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163546",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Authorized Version":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a revision of the English Bishops' Bible carried out under James I, published in 1611, and widely used by Protestants : king james version":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1755, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192935",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Automat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-t\u0259-\u02ccmat"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115355",
"type":[
"service mark"
]
},
"autarchy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": absolute sovereignty : autocracy":[],
": autarky":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1617, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1665, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek autarchia , from aut- + -archia -archy":"Noun",
"by alteration":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-\u02cct\u00e4r-k\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"absolutism",
"authoritarianism",
"autocracy",
"Caesarism",
"czarism",
"tsarism",
"tzarism",
"despotism",
"dictatorship",
"totalism",
"totalitarianism",
"tyranny"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010943",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"authentic":{
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
],
"definitions":{
": authoritative":[],
": conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features":[
"an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse"
],
": made or done the same way as an original":[
"authentic Mexican fare"
],
": not false or imitation : real , actual":[
"an authentic cockney accent"
],
": progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic \u2014 compare plagal sense 2":[],
": ranging upward from the keynote \u2014 compare plagal sense 1":[],
": true to one's own personality, spirit, or character":[
"is sincere and authentic with no pretensions"
],
": worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact":[
"paints an authentic picture of our society"
]
},
"examples":[
"In 1879 expert opinion was unanimous in rejecting Sautuola's timid suggestion that the ceiling paintings in his family's cave were made by the same prehistoric hunters whose stone and bone artifacts he had been collecting from the cave floor. He was accused of forgery and not until 1902, when discovery of similar paintings in several French caves supported Sautuola's claim, did experts agree that they were authentic relics of Paleolithic times. \u2014 William H. McNeill , New York Review , 19 Oct. 2006",
"\"If I did authentic Japanese food here, no one would understand,\" says Masaharu Morimoto, whose idiosyncratic creations dazzle as many as 300 diners a night at his eponymous Philadelphia restaurant. \"Anything I do here is going to be an Americanization of Japanese cuisine.\" The ponytailed Morimoto of Iron Chef fame has been expanding the boundaries of Japanese cuisine his entire career, starting at his own sushi bar in Hiroshima, Japan \u2026 \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 2005",
"But before we could leave, the old guy had to have his pint with the regulars at the Regulator. Part of his routine. All the staff were from Ireland (the real Ireland), and all the walls were paneled with authentic oak. \u2014 Michael Kandel , Fantasy & Science Fiction , October/November 2004",
"According to Lia, the document seems authentic , though she emphasizes that it contains no specific attack orders \u2026 \u2014 Aparisim Ghosh , Time , 22 Mar. 2004",
"We saw authentic examples of ancient Roman sculpture.",
"Experts have confirmed that the signature on the letter is authentic .",
"The witness provided an authentic record of what actually took place.",
"She prepared a very authentic Mexican meal.",
"The building is an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The State Department, however, has not yet told the family whether officials believe the videos are authentic . \u2014 Maham Javaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"There\u2019s something about being able to be your authentic self. \u2014 Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Growing out of the chrysalis into the unknown, blooming into your most authentic self. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"Nor were the letters within ever conclusively proven to be authentic . \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"For sponsors, the key is finding that relevant point of interaction that provides value to the fan while also being authentic to the brand. \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Throughout his childhood, Marz hid from his authentic self. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Pride represents freedom and equality, which goes hand-in-hand with our commitment to creating an inclusive world where everyone is valued for being their authentic self. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 2 June 2022",
"Was that pin the tail on the donkey box made for the show, or authentic to the '80s"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English autentik , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin authenticus , from Greek authentikos , from authent\u0113s perpetrator, master, from aut- + -hent\u0113s (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, Sanskrit sanoti he gains)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8then-tik",
"\u022f-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for authentic authentic , genuine , bona fide mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact an authentic account of the perilous journey ; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an original. an authentic reproduction authentic Vietnamese cuisine genuine implies actual character not counterfeited, imitated, or adulterated genuine piety genuine maple syrup ; it also connotes definite origin from a source. a genuine Mark Twain autograph bona fide implies good faith and sincerity of intention. a bona fide offer for the stock",
"synonyms":[
"bona fide",
"certifiable",
"certified",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough",
"true"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112150",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"authentically":{
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
],
"definitions":{
": authoritative":[],
": conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features":[
"an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse"
],
": made or done the same way as an original":[
"authentic Mexican fare"
],
": not false or imitation : real , actual":[
"an authentic cockney accent"
],
": progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic \u2014 compare plagal sense 2":[],
": ranging upward from the keynote \u2014 compare plagal sense 1":[],
": true to one's own personality, spirit, or character":[
"is sincere and authentic with no pretensions"
],
": worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact":[
"paints an authentic picture of our society"
]
},
"examples":[
"In 1879 expert opinion was unanimous in rejecting Sautuola's timid suggestion that the ceiling paintings in his family's cave were made by the same prehistoric hunters whose stone and bone artifacts he had been collecting from the cave floor. He was accused of forgery and not until 1902, when discovery of similar paintings in several French caves supported Sautuola's claim, did experts agree that they were authentic relics of Paleolithic times. \u2014 William H. McNeill , New York Review , 19 Oct. 2006",
"\"If I did authentic Japanese food here, no one would understand,\" says Masaharu Morimoto, whose idiosyncratic creations dazzle as many as 300 diners a night at his eponymous Philadelphia restaurant. \"Anything I do here is going to be an Americanization of Japanese cuisine.\" The ponytailed Morimoto of Iron Chef fame has been expanding the boundaries of Japanese cuisine his entire career, starting at his own sushi bar in Hiroshima, Japan \u2026 \u2014 Harvey Steiman , Wine Spectator , 31 Mar. 2005",
"But before we could leave, the old guy had to have his pint with the regulars at the Regulator. Part of his routine. All the staff were from Ireland (the real Ireland), and all the walls were paneled with authentic oak. \u2014 Michael Kandel , Fantasy & Science Fiction , October/November 2004",
"According to Lia, the document seems authentic , though she emphasizes that it contains no specific attack orders \u2026 \u2014 Aparisim Ghosh , Time , 22 Mar. 2004",
"We saw authentic examples of ancient Roman sculpture.",
"Experts have confirmed that the signature on the letter is authentic .",
"The witness provided an authentic record of what actually took place.",
"She prepared a very authentic Mexican meal.",
"The building is an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The State Department, however, has not yet told the family whether officials believe the videos are authentic . \u2014 Maham Javaid, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"There\u2019s something about being able to be your authentic self. \u2014 Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
"Growing out of the chrysalis into the unknown, blooming into your most authentic self. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
"Nor were the letters within ever conclusively proven to be authentic . \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 June 2022",
"For sponsors, the key is finding that relevant point of interaction that provides value to the fan while also being authentic to the brand. \u2014 Matt Miller, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Throughout his childhood, Marz hid from his authentic self. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 June 2022",
"Pride represents freedom and equality, which goes hand-in-hand with our commitment to creating an inclusive world where everyone is valued for being their authentic self. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 2 June 2022",
"Was that pin the tail on the donkey box made for the show, or authentic to the '80s"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English autentik , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin authenticus , from Greek authentikos , from authent\u0113s perpetrator, master, from aut- + -hent\u0113s (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, Sanskrit sanoti he gains)":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8then-tik",
"\u022f-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for authentic authentic , genuine , bona fide mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact an authentic account of the perilous journey ; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an original. an authentic reproduction authentic Vietnamese cuisine genuine implies actual character not counterfeited, imitated, or adulterated genuine piety genuine maple syrup ; it also connotes definite origin from a source. a genuine Mark Twain autograph bona fide implies good faith and sincerity of intention. a bona fide offer for the stock",
"synonyms":[
"bona fide",
"certifiable",
"certified",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough",
"true"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191801",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"authenticate":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine":[
"authenticate a document"
]
},
"examples":[
"The signature has been authenticated .",
"a jeweler authenticated the diamond as real",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"NFTs can also be used to authenticate or grant access to real-world experiences much like a ticket. \u2014 Mitra Ahouraian, Forbes , 9 Dec. 2021",
"The technology enables the new phone system to authenticate callers by asking them basic questions, IRS officials said during a call with reporters Friday. \u2014 Gabe Ferris, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
"Adler said that in this scenario, the person's iPhone would authenticate the login, presumably by scanning the QR code. \u2014 Max Eddy, PCMAG , 7 June 2022",
"The non-profit Origyn foundation employs intelligent technologies run on decentralized computer infrastructure to identify and authenticate across verticals including including art, collectibles, digital media and luxury goods. \u2014 Stephanie Hirschmiller, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
"They are then given the opportunity to authenticate the account within a short timeframe. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 23 Apr. 2022",
"The Internal Revenue Service is scrapping its use of a private facial-recognition system to authenticate taxpayers\u2019 identities for online accounts, the agency said Monday after criticism from lawmakers in both parties over privacy concerns. \u2014 Richard Rubin, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Step two is putting systems in place that continuously authenticate users who are accessing the system. \u2014 Evan Ramzipoor, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Fashion companies will be able to authenticate designer clothing using the blockchain, the real estate industry will be transformed because this will be a way to verify property ownership. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see authentic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8then-ti-\u02cck\u0101t",
"\u022f-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for authenticate confirm , corroborate , substantiate , verify , authenticate , validate mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. confirm implies the removing of doubts by an authoritative statement or indisputable fact. confirmed the reports corroborate suggests the strengthening of what is already partly established. witnesses corroborated his story substantiate implies the offering of evidence that sustains the contention. the claims have yet to be substantiated verify implies the establishing of correspondence of actual facts or details with those proposed or guessed at. all statements of fact in the article have been verified authenticate implies establishing genuineness by adducing legal or official documents or expert opinion. handwriting experts authenticated the diaries validate implies establishing validity by authoritative affirmation or by factual proof. validated the hypothesis by experiments",
"synonyms":[
"attest",
"avouch",
"certify",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170612",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"author":{
"antonyms":[
"pen",
"scratch (out)",
"scribble",
"write"
],
"definitions":{
": god sense 1":[],
": one that originates or creates something : source":[
"software authors",
"film authors",
"the author of this crime"
],
": the writer of a literary work (such as a book)":[
"a famous author"
],
": to be the author of : write":[
"a writer who has authored several best sellers"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The author of the article didn't check his facts.",
"I enjoyed the book, but I can't remember the name of the author .",
"She is the author of a plan for reforming the school system.",
"Verb",
"authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Eve Rodsky, the author of Fairplay, is pushing for unpaid care, including parental and elder care, to be presented as healthcare priorities. \u2014 Avivah Wittenberg-cox, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The New Hampshire naturalist \u2014 author of some 34 books about animals \u2014 has been compared, not inaccurately, to Indiana Jones. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Novelist Curtis Sittenfeld, the author of six bestselling books, is his sister. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 22 June 2022",
"Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme novels, is the guest of honor. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
"What begins as a cozy story filled with warm scones and pots of tea, takes a sharp turn when Bowen ( author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness series) drops Josie into an unpredictable world of intrigue and secrets. \u2014 Carol Memmott, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
"Duncan Weldon, the author of Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, an economic history of Britain, told me. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 19 June 2022",
"Tony Fadell, the author of more than 300 patents, has made a career of navigating such challenges: His credits include the Apple iPod, the Apple iPhone and the Nest Learning Thermostat. \u2014 Steven Sinofsky, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The method was founded by Lorraine Massey, author of Curly Girl: The Handbook, and the crux of the method is saying yes to specific products and kicking others to the curb in order to achieve curls that are #HairGoals. \u2014 Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping , 17 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Tokata then posts a video a few days later to refute claims that Tokata did not author the statement. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise was previously married to author Ari Behn. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 7 June 2022",
"Chris Rock did not apologize Jessica Pierson, vice president of Vision PR, the public relations company that represents Rock, said in an email the comedian did not author the statement published online. \u2014 Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
"Thank you to author Paul Mozell for writing and photographing it. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 May 2022",
"But Mickelson made comments last week to author Alan Shipnuck, who is writing a biography of Mickelson, and who published the remarks on his website, that have embroiled him in a firestorm of controversy. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 23 Feb. 2022",
"As for what the final report will reveal: The committee has promised to author the definitive narrative of the events leading up to and on January 6. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
"In honor of the occasion, Anita Hill will author a series of op-eds for Fortune. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 18 Feb. 2022",
"While in custody, Exotic aimed to author a tell-all memoir that set the record straight, but said he was disappointed by the final product. \u2014 Jake Lefferman, ABC News , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun",
"1597, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English auctour , from Anglo-French auctor, autor , from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from aug\u0113re to increase \u2014 more at eke":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259r"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"litterateur",
"litt\u00e9rateur",
"pen",
"penman",
"scribe",
"scrivener",
"writer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191020",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"author entry":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a catalog entry of a writing under its author's name usually with the surname placed first":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082431",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"authorcraft":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": skill in or practice of authorship":[
"a man remarkable for his authorcraft"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1746, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112123",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"authoress":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a woman or girl who is an author":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-th(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225636",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"authorisation":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of authorisation British spellings of authorization , authorize"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183834",
"type":[]
},
"authoritarian":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people":[
"an authoritarian regime"
],
": of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority":[
"had authoritarian parents"
]
},
"examples":[
"grew up with an authoritarian older sister who thought she was queen of the world",
"an authoritarian coach who runs football practice like it's boot camp",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What's more, relying on authoritarian regimes for oil will lead to higher carbon emissions. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"In a sense, Xi is proving why advocates of democracy believe authoritarian regimes ultimately fail. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"But the push to return works has dramatically changed the field by developing technology, fostering collaboration and educating a new generation of museum leaders who are less authoritarian and more open to community involvement, experts say. \u2014 Peggy Mcglone, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Experts and activists alike say this is impossible without severely compromising privacy and opening the door for abuse by future authoritarian regimes. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"The Republican Party is increasingly authoritarian ; Trump remains extremely powerful within it; and Republicans have spent most of the last fifteen months making excuses for January 6, one of the ugliest events in recent American history. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"The resurgence of neo-fascist movements and authoritarian rule around the world has unsurprisingly coincided with a ramping-up of hostility against press freedom. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Cambodian courts are widely believed to be under the influence of Hun Sen, whose authoritarian rule has kept him in power for 37 years. \u2014 Sopheng Cheang, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"Under the authoritarian rule of Chiang Kai-shek\u2019s Nationalists, who lost the civil war to the Communists, mainlander families received preference for civil servant jobs and government positions. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see authority":""
},
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"-\u02ccth\u00e4r-",
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"imperious",
"masterful",
"overbearing",
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"noun"
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]
},
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"grew up with an authoritarian older sister who thought she was queen of the world",
"an authoritarian coach who runs football practice like it's boot camp",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What's more, relying on authoritarian regimes for oil will lead to higher carbon emissions. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 26 June 2022",
"In a sense, Xi is proving why advocates of democracy believe authoritarian regimes ultimately fail. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
"But the push to return works has dramatically changed the field by developing technology, fostering collaboration and educating a new generation of museum leaders who are less authoritarian and more open to community involvement, experts say. \u2014 Peggy Mcglone, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
"Experts and activists alike say this is impossible without severely compromising privacy and opening the door for abuse by future authoritarian regimes. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 12 May 2022",
"The Republican Party is increasingly authoritarian ; Trump remains extremely powerful within it; and Republicans have spent most of the last fifteen months making excuses for January 6, one of the ugliest events in recent American history. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 3 May 2022",
"The resurgence of neo-fascist movements and authoritarian rule around the world has unsurprisingly coincided with a ramping-up of hostility against press freedom. \u2014 Dennis Harvey, Variety , 15 June 2022",
"Cambodian courts are widely believed to be under the influence of Hun Sen, whose authoritarian rule has kept him in power for 37 years. \u2014 Sopheng Cheang, ajc , 14 June 2022",
"Under the authoritarian rule of Chiang Kai-shek\u2019s Nationalists, who lost the civil war to the Communists, mainlander families received preference for civil servant jobs and government positions. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022"
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"1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see authority":""
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"-\u02ccth\u00e4r-",
"\u022f-\u02ccth\u022fr-\u0259-\u02c8ter-\u0113-\u0259n",
"\u0259-"
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"autocratic",
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"peremptory",
"tyrannical",
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"The book is an authoritative guide to the city's restaurants.",
"His manner is polite but authoritative .",
"She addressed the group with an authoritative voice.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Content loaded with informative value with a local connection can indicate to a search engine that your site is an authoritative source that will be helpful to users and cause your site to rank high in search results. \u2014 Peter Boyd, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"TikTok has assigned a dedicated team for the Kenyan elections and was also rolling out products offering authoritative information about the vote, said Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, the app\u2019s head of public policy in Africa. \u2014 Nita Bhalla, The Christian Science Monitor , 27 June 2022",
"Although Wikipedia is not staffed with professional journalists, it is viewed as an authoritative source by much of the public, for better or for worse. \u2014 Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN , 20 May 2022",
"Without authoritative information on whether or why their content is being moderated, people come to their own, often paranoid or persecutory conclusions. \u2014 Gabriel Nicholas, The Atlantic , 28 Apr. 2022",
"News organizations usually are reluctant to report on police activities without direct confirmation from an authoritative source; in this instance, Burkman and Wohl were the only ones to confirm the events in the original version of the story. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Sep. 2020",
"This is especially pronounced if someone has related to their faith in a highly authoritative way, that their life has been really structured through an external authority. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 14 June 2022",
"Similar to OpenSea, Twitter\u2019s manual verification process is the only authoritative way to know which account belongs to the real person. \u2014 Eric Ravenscraft, Wired , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Around the episode's midpoint, Holmes reenacts a conversation with an insubordinate employee and lowers her voice in an attempt to sound more authoritative . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 4 Mar. 2022"
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see authority":""
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"\u0259-\u02c8th\u022fr-\u0259-\u02cct\u0101-tiv",
"-\u02c8th\u00e4r-",
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"classic",
"classical",
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"magisterial"
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"He quoted extensively from the Bible, his sole authority ."
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"The boss is not popular but his authority is unquestioned.",
"She has an air of authority .",
"Her southern accent lent authority to her performance.",
"We reported the incident to hospital authorities .",
"Local authorities are investigating the accident.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the EPA does not have the authority under the Clean Air Act to create caps for greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Previously, Goodell had the authority to impose discipline for violations of the personal conduct policy. \u2014 Rob Maaddi, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
"The Supreme Court agreed to consider a major election-law case that will examine whether state lawmakers have the authority to adopt voting rules for federal elections without oversight by state courts. \u2014 Alexa Corse, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
"West Virginia is essentially asking the Supreme Court to review, again, whether the EPA has the authority to implement the CPP. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Trump has endorsed four GOP secretary of state candidates \u2013 in Ohio, Georgia, Michigan and Arizona \u2013 as well as Pennsylvania\u2019s GOP gubernatorial winner Doug Mastriano, who has the authority to appoint his state\u2019s top election official. \u2014 Amy Nakamura, USA TODAY , 29 June 2022",
"The ostensible question for the Supreme Court was who had the authority to prosecute the non-Indian defendant, Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, for child neglect towards his stepdaughter, who is a member of the Cherokee Nation. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
"Carr\u2019s comments amount to little more than saber-rattling, given that the FCC does not have the authority to regulate apps. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 29 June 2022",
"That\u2019s because the FDA has the sole authority to approve drugs in the United States. \u2014 Nicholas Florko, STAT , 28 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":""
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"Middle English auctorite , from Anglo-French auctorit\u00e9 , from Latin auctoritat-, auctoritas opinion, decision, power, from auctor \u2014 see author entry 1":""
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"guru",
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The lawmakers will consider the authorization of a $75,000 payment to Anderson and her attorney at the council\u2019s full meeting on Tuesday. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 30 June 2022",
"Cruz, along with other Republicans, was seeking more answers from the government before the authorization of the vaccines for this age group. \u2014 Adela Suliman, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly preparing to deny authorization of Juul's tobacco- and menthol-flavored products, effectively forcing the e-cigarette giant out of the US market, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"The unanimous recommendations from the CDC\u2019s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices followed the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s authorization of the shots on Friday. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 18 June 2022",
"An authorization of both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines will represent a new challenge for public health officials, because the vaccines appear to be different from one another. \u2014 Matthew Herper And Helen Branswell, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"Reuters The Food and Drug Administration's committee of outside experts on Wednesday recommended authorization of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 16 June 2022",
"The vaccine advisers are scheduled to meet again Wednesday to consider amending the emergency use authorization of Moderna's vaccine to include even younger children, ages 6 months through 5 years old. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 14 June 2022",
"The staff review suggests that there will be no major surprises and that the panel will recommend authorization of both vaccines. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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"disqualify"
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"examples":[
"The city council authorized the sale of the land.",
"Who authorized the transfer of the funds",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Another wrinkle is the recent decision by federal health officials to authorize children as young as 6 months to receive either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine. \u2014 Luke Money, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"The report also follows a decision from the Biden administration in March to authorize a second round of booster shots for adults 50 years and older. \u2014 Madeline Halpert, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Uptake of vaccines for children under 12 years has been slower than authorities had hoped, and the FDA has delayed making a decision whether to authorize a shot for children under 5. \u2014 Jared S. Hopkins, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Pfizer postponed a Food and Drug Administration application to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 5. \u2014 Mckenzie Sadeghi, USA TODAY , 26 Feb. 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration's independent advisory committee (VRBPAC) is set to meet and publicly debate Pfizer's request to authorize their under-5 vaccine on Feb. 15, after the company submitted that application at the start of February. \u2014 Sasha Pezenik, ABC News , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The panel also convened in October to discuss Pfizer's request to authorize its vaccine for kids 5 to 11. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Supporting their decision to authorize boosters for those ages 12 to 15, the FDA turned to Israeli data on more than 6,300 children in this age range who had received a booster dose. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 3 Jan. 2022",
"This summer, an advisory committee to the FDA recommended against Pfizer's request to authorize its boosters for all adult recipients of that vaccine, based on limited evidence that fully-vaccinated, healthy people needed boosters. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"see author entry 1":""
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"\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bz"
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"accredit",
"certify",
"charter",
"commission",
"empower",
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"license",
"licence",
"qualify",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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"nonofficial",
"unauthorized",
"unofficial",
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"an authorized representative"
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"an authorized biography",
"an authorized translation"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"There\u2019s even the possibility of shoppers buying a fake from the brand itself or an authorized retailer. \u2014 Tiffany Ap, Quartz , 21 May 2022",
"It is limited to 88 pieces and is available through an authorized retailer starting at $220,580. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Available through upcoming exclusive brand and designer partnerships, and a selective international network of authorized retailers, Latitude's Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) diamonds are graded by eminent independent gemological laboratories. \u2014 Kyle Roderick, Forbes , 29 June 2021",
"All three new products are now available on Apple\u2019s website, at the Apple Store, and at authorized retailers. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 May 2021",
"The authorized participants buy the underlying securities that make up an index tracked by an ETF and trade those securities for new ETF shares as needed. \u2014 Michael Wursthorn, WSJ , 20 May 2021",
"Each advocated increasing the size of Portland\u2019s authorized police force and embraced stronger police oversight and other popular public safety reform efforts. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 May 2022",
"Bexar County Hospital District\u2019s board of managers, during a meeting in July, authorized staff to move forward with the deal, University Health spokeswoman Elizabeth Allen said. \u2014 Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 1 Mar. 2022",
"To start the year county council budgeted for 690 corrections officers, which was higher than Budish\u2019s proposed 650 officers but a significant drop from the previous authorized strength of 725. \u2014 Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland , 17 May 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259-\u02ccr\u012bzd"
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133150",
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"Noun",
"the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The auto rental shortages that plagued U.S. car rental companies have also affected European operators. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Authorities think the truck discovered Monday had mechanical problems when it was left next to a railroad track in an area of San Antonio surrounded by auto scrapyards that brush up against a busy freeway, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"Some car dealers and attorneys aren\u2019t convinced that Mr. Farley can achieve his vision while staying within the bounds of franchise laws\u2014the rules that govern how an auto manufacturer can distribute cars to buyers. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"After entering the auto business in 2002 with the acquisition of Qinchuan Automobile Company, BYD capitalized on the Chinese government\u2019s push to cut air pollution and traffic congestion, selling electric buses and monorails to cities nationwide. \u2014 Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Two more people died Wednesday as the death toll slowly climbed since the discovery of 46 bodies Monday at the scene near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio. \u2014 Juan Lozano, Fabiola S\u00e1nchez And Maria Verza, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"The job cuts and auto labeling do not eliminate the need for human labor. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Notable options on deck over the final days of June and first days of July include UFC 276, MLS, international soccer, Wimbledon, auto racing, and, of course, Major League Baseball. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"The projection itself is highly adjustable, and auto -focuses quickly. \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"He also is suspected of firing a gun in New Britain \u2014 again, no one was hurt \u2014 and three times fleeing police who were on a special anti- auto theft detail in Newington. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The man also described the gun that was pointed at him as a dull silver semi- auto , possibly a Sig-Sauer brand gun, documents say. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2021",
"On Derby day, about 170,000 spectators, who pay at least around $400 for a reserved seat, cram into the largest non- auto racing sports venue in the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
"To fill that position, our semi- auto sniper rifle has been given some new upgrades. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
"Further coverage of the ex- auto executive, selected by WSJ editors. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 19 July 2021",
"Their version of the 3\u00bd, all-load semi- auto uses a series of seven ports in the chamber. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Further coverage of the ex- auto executive, selected by WSJ editors. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 19 July 2021",
"Further coverage of the ex- auto executive, selected by WSJ editors. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 19 July 2021"
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"\u02c8\u00e4-",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102919",
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"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114212",
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": the biography of a person narrated by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words":[
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"The fall and rise of Chrysler Corporation is an oft-told tale\u2014three books on the subject have appeared already, including Lee Iacocca's bestselling autobiography .",
"\u2014 Jerry Flint",
"Frederick Douglass's autobiographies are invaluable both for what they reveal about antebellum slavery and for what they reveal about a remarkable American.",
"\u2014 Peter Kolchin",
"This last book \u2026 is part autobiography and part fiction, though it is listed as fiction.",
"\u2014 Mims Cushing",
"Some 400 crowded both floors of the bookstore and lined up around the block as Iggy [Pop] signed the entire stock of 200 copies of his autobiography \"I Need More.\"",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly",
"In recent years, the biggest-selling baseball books have been autobiographies of colorful personalities, written with the aid of collaborators.",
"\u2014 Ray Walters",
"The letters are arranged chronologically and episodically to form an autobiography .",
"\u2014 William S. McFeely"
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},
"examples":[
"I read her autobiography last year.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In his autobiography , Bruce Springsteen wrote about how the sky cracked open when Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show (an event curiously missing from this film). \u2014 Brad Auerbach, SPIN , 22 June 2022",
"Walker, in his autobiography , admits struggling with mental illness. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
"In her autobiography , Robertson recalled bridling at staying at home and her husband\u2019s refusal to help around the house. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Folts said the documents fill in the vague details of Truth's son in her autobiography . \u2014 Giselle Rhoden, CNN , 27 Feb. 2022",
"In his autobiography , published in September 2020, Liverpool player Andy Robertson was clearly unimpressed, and encapsulated much of the criticism against Hancock. \u2014 Hasit Shah, Quartz , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Patterson, who recently co-authored a book with Dolly Parton and this month published his autobiography , made the initial comment in an interview with the UK's Sunday Times. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 15 June 2022",
"Grant Hill repeatedly returned to a single word that described the process of writing his autobiography \u2014 interesting. \u2014 Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
"In her recently autobiography , Finding Me, Davis talks about the not so fun parts of her childhood. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 23 May 2022"
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"1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-b\u0113-",
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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"noun"
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"nonnative"
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": one (such as a person, plant, or animal) that is autochthonous":[]
},
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"descendants of the island's earliest settlers regard themselves as a sort of aristocracy of autochthons , with all others being brash interlopers"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1538, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Greek autochth\u014dn , from aut- + chth\u014dn earth \u2014 more at humble":""
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"noun"
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"autochthonous plants"
]
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"an illegally introduced Asian fish that has virtually wiped out the lake's autochthonous species",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Both The Dig and Ammonite fetishize British-ness in ways that make Mary Anning and Basil Brown seem less like serious researchers and more like Braveheart-style symbols of misunderstood autochthonous glory. \u2014 Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic , 27 Jan. 2021",
"Far from being autochthonous , folk music is often influenced by the music of cities and courts, the seeds spread by travelers, merchants, migrants, itinerant players, refugees. \u2014 Evan Eisenberg, WSJ , 24 May 2018"
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"1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4k-th\u0259-n\u0259s",
"(\u02c8)\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4k-th\u0259-n\u0259s"
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"the Magna Carta is historically important because it signified the British rejection of autocracy and constituted the first formal restraining of the power of the monarch",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But in the North, there is a deadly coronavirus outbreak in a largely unvaccinated autocracy that can best command the world's attention by flexing its nuclear capabilities. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
"For us, the fascism and the flirtation with autocracy comes from insideour borders, strengthened by international alliances with dictators like Vladimir Putin. \u2014 Harper Simon, SPIN , 20 May 2022",
"That's why aligned himself with China, a similar autocracy in his eyes, so closely. \u2014 CBS News , 18 May 2022",
"Biden has consistently argued that the contest between autocracy and democracy is the central crisis of our era. \u2014 Andrew J. Bacevich, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine has come to symbolize the global conflict between autocracy and democracy, and the upcoming elections in Hungary, just days from now, stage that struggle. \u2014 Ruth Ben-ghiat, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"In other words, characterizing the present global political context as a confrontation between democracy and autocracy misses the point. \u2014 Wendell Wallach, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"In death as in life, Ms. Albright evoked the eternal struggle between democracy and autocracy that flared again in her final days in a land not far from her own native country. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"At the same time, Hungary will fall deeper into Orb\u00e1n\u2019s autocracy . \u2014 Zsuzsanna Szel\u00e9nyi, The New Republic , 5 Apr. 2022"
],
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"1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-kr\u0259-s\u0113"
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"absolutism",
"autarchy",
"authoritarianism",
"Caesarism",
"czarism",
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"tzarism",
"despotism",
"dictatorship",
"totalism",
"totalitarianism",
"tyranny"
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]
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"European autocrats once commonly believed that they had received the right to rule directly from God.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"To put things mildly, Putin is not a good actor on the global stage, but the Russian autocrat is not the primary cause of pain at the pump, in the grocery store, or anywhere in between. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 7 May 2022",
"Although Putin may receive more attention with his nuclear saber-rattling, his natural gas exports are the autocrat \u2019s most effective tool against economic reprisals imposed by western allies. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Milosevic, for those who don't know, is the Serbian autocrat who died in The Hague in 2006 while awaiting trial for war crimes. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Fernando Wood returned to Congress after his three-term tenure as mayor in the mid-19th century; he was known as a corrupt autocrat and Confederate sympathizer. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"Xi would not want to lose an ally and fellow autocrat like Putin. \u2014 Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times , 13 May 2022",
"In the long run, Western governments may hope sanctions will drive a wedge between Putin and Russia\u2019s elite, weakening the autocrat \u2019s power. \u2014 Nicol\u00e1s Rivero, Quartz , 27 Feb. 2022",
"What follows is a morality tale concerning the perils of being an autocrat in a confused era. \u2014 Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ , 2 June 2022",
"Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine has made American and Taiwanese officials acutely aware that an autocrat can order an invasion of a neighboring territory at any moment. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022"
],
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"1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"French autocrate , from Greek autokrat\u0113s ruling by oneself, absolute, from aut- + -krat\u0113s ruling \u2014 more at -crat":""
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"democracy is supposed to protect the people against the rise of autocratic rulers",
"an autocratic Boy Scout leader who is under the delusion that he's still an army colonel",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The meeting took place at a time when the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are driving a deeper wedge between Western democracies and autocratic governments in Beijing and Moscow\u2014and are widening the gap between rich and poor nations. \u2014 Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The Biden administration did not invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the summit, citing those countries\u2019 autocratic governments. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were excluded from the meeting because of their autocratic governments and poor human rights records -- prompting leaders of several other countries to boycott the Summit in solidarity. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"But the flip side of growing transnational repression is that social media and online communications pose new threats to autocratic governments. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Unlike Washington, which considers the three autocratic governments as pariahs, Mexico\u2019s leftist leader maintains regular ties with them. \u2014 Matthew Lee, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Mothers in mourning have a history of banding together in Latin America, sparking more enduring challenges to autocratic governments. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported Islamists as the uprisings took hold, while Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates sought to suppress such movements for fear of facing challenges to their autocratic governments. \u2014 Suzan Fraser, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported Islamists as the uprisings took hold, while Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates sought to suppress such movements for fear of facing challenges to their autocratic governments. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The meeting took place at a time when the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are driving a deeper wedge between Western democracies and autocratic governments in Beijing and Moscow\u2014and are widening the gap between rich and poor nations. \u2014 Yuka Hayashi, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The Biden administration did not invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the summit, citing those countries\u2019 autocratic governments. \u2014 Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
"Leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were excluded from the meeting because of their autocratic governments and poor human rights records -- prompting leaders of several other countries to boycott the Summit in solidarity. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 8 June 2022",
"But the flip side of growing transnational repression is that social media and online communications pose new threats to autocratic governments. \u2014 Adam Taylor, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Unlike Washington, which considers the three autocratic governments as pariahs, Mexico\u2019s leftist leader maintains regular ties with them. \u2014 Matthew Lee, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
"Mothers in mourning have a history of banding together in Latin America, sparking more enduring challenges to autocratic governments. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported Islamists as the uprisings took hold, while Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates sought to suppress such movements for fear of facing challenges to their autocratic governments. \u2014 Suzan Fraser, ajc , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan supported Islamists as the uprisings took hold, while Saudi Arabia and its ally the United Arab Emirates sought to suppress such movements for fear of facing challenges to their autocratic governments. \u2014 NBC News , 1 Apr. 2022"
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"1980, in the meaning defined above":""
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": an automobile gymkhana":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"With fully defeatable stability control and the optional electronically locking differential, the 230i would be blast on an autocross course. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
"So far, that's meant driving to Florida for an IMSA Endurance Cup race at Sebring and brushing against cones at an SCCA autocross event. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 12 May 2022",
"Whether on the autocross course or road course, BRZ inspires confidence. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 11 Sep. 2021",
"Even though the ML55 AMG is bound to lose to a Lexus GS400 and a BMW 5-series if challenged at an autocross , the ML55 is still an excellent combination of performance. \u2014 Bradley Nevin, Car and Driver , 3 June 2020",
"Sure, the route from my backyard parking spot to the street is a sort of low-speed autocross course. \u2014 Daniel Pund, Car and Driver , 30 May 2020",
"Etherington has been racing for 25 years with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), an auto club that sanctions road racing, rallies, and autocross . \u2014 Gwen Moran, Fortune , 22 Nov. 2019",
"Subiefest Midwest Subaru might have the most loyal and rabid following, especially among young men, and Subiefest Midwest gathers them for a one-day car show and autocross with giveaways and all ages family fun. \u2014 Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com , 5 July 2018",
"The facilities on hand are at the highest level for race circuits, and with an endless list of extra activities such as autocross and karting for the whole family, Autobahn is certainly the go-to track for any speed-loving Chicagoan. \u2014 Michael Whiteley, chicagotribune.com , 20 July 2017"
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"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Inside, Murdoch stood at a lectern where he relied on an autocue to deliver his 13-minute introductory speech.",
"\u2014 Guy Adams, The Independent (London) , 22 Oct. 2011"
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"We asked her for her autograph .",
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"asked the baseball player to autograph the bill of his cap",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Up for auction went his Burrow rookie, a National Treasures card that features an autograph and a jersey patch. \u2014 The Enquirer , 23 June 2022",
"After a pause on character meet-and-greets due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disneyland Resort guests can once again hug Minnie Mouse and ask for Cinderella\u2019s autograph . \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
"Mickelson was only on the sixth hole at the time, but the front-row seats to his post-nine autograph party were filling up quickly. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
"Readers will melt at the many examples of his charity to others, his hours of autograph signing and his devotion to his wife and children. \u2014 Garry Smits, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
"Cassidy Rushlow, a 20-year-old Penn State gymnast, earned $800\u2014$500 to attend a two-hour autograph signing and $300 to promote the event on social media. \u2014 Fortune , 16 May 2022",
"Video posted to social media shows Jolie, an Academy Award winner who has been a U.N. special envoy for refugees since 2012, signing an autograph for a fan in the city, which has been a relatively safe haven during the Russian invasion. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
"Zein hung out by the tunnel and got an autograph from Calvin Johnson. \u2014 Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Campers will receive a Mikal Bridges/Nike Camp T-shirt, photo and an autograph with the Suns forward, daily raffle prizes and much more. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 7 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Lamar Jackson is coming back to the Louisville area this weekend when the former University of Louisville quarterback holds two autograph signing events at Planet Fitness clubs. \u2014 Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal , 9 Jan. 2018",
"That attracted autograph seekers and fans waiting for Manning to arrive. \u2014 Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star , 5 Oct. 2017",
"Gates open at 5 p.m. with a free driver autograph session before fireworks at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults; children younger than 13 get in free; tickets can be bought at www.charlottemotorspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-455-3267. \u2014 charlotteobserver , 26 June 2017",
"Autograph tickets will be sold at the door for $10 per autograph. \u2014 Pete Grathoff, kansascity.com , 27 Apr. 2017",
"Also featured will be an autograph appearance by NASCAR's Cody Lane, a kids area with bounce houses and face painting, and a beer and wine area. \u2014 Michele Miller, Tampa Bay Times , 21 Feb. 2017",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Curry will autograph the shoes for auction on Wednesday on the NBA auction website with all proceeds going to the SagerStrong Foundation. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
"Mochrie chatted with with someone while preparing to autograph a VHS tape, until the person reached to touch his head. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
"Rose is expected to autograph the official Hard Rock Casino guitar, specially made for the casino\u2019s memorabilia collection. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 8 Oct. 2021",
"Rose is expected to autograph the official Hard Rock Casino guitar, specially made for the casino's memorabilia collection. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Unable to crack the mystery without bringing the show to a complete and awkward standstill, Stapleton offered to autograph the woman's sign. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Sep. 2021",
"During the heady rise, someone asked him to autograph their arm. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Aug. 2021",
"Pi\u00f1a stopped by to autograph the gloves (plus a baseball) after the game. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Aug. 2021",
"Still, the outrage that followed those fleeting glimpses of the assistant referee, Octavian Sobre, asking Erling Haaland to autograph his red and yellow cards felt a little overblown. \u2014 New York Times , 9 Apr. 2021"
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"examples":[
"The company recently automated its filing process.",
"a factory that has yet to be automated",
"a factory that has yet to automate",
"When companies automate , employees lose jobs.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The benefits extend into several important areas, including the ability to automate common tasks, improve structure and consistency, speed deployments and minimize errors and problems. \u2014 Shai Morag, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Being able to then automate or target advertising in some sort of way based on data would logically then become important. \u2014 Kira Bindrim, Quartz , 6 June 2022",
"To win, SunPower had to do exactly what U.S. chip companies had to do with their cost-sensitive chip assembly factories in the 1970s\u2014first automate them, and then put them in low-cost countries. \u2014 T.j. Rodgers, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
"Companies like Uber or Lyft, for example, partly automate work by outsourcing supervision and oversight (both forms of unproductive labor) to an app. \u2014 Jane Hu, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"But with help from Microsoft (MSFT), Kraft can automate more of those steps to speed up the process. \u2014 Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN , 6 May 2022",
"James Svetec, an owner of BNB Inner Circle, a host coaching service, suggests investing in software to automate reservations, like Hospitable or Hostaway. \u2014 Ronda Kaysen, New York Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
"Pinterest will be using a new programming interface to help automate catalog updates and uploads. \u2014 Gene Marks, Forbes , 20 Mar. 2022",
"At the port city of Ningbo, the companies built a similar 5G network to help automate the tallying of freight containers and power unmanned container trucks, GSMA says. \u2014 Dan Strumpf, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2022"
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"1952, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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"a fully/highly automated factory"
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},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Take automated accounts payable software, for instance. \u2014 Dan Drees, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"DataRobot specializes in automated machine learning for businesses, which eases the process of model development and upkeep within an app or platform. \u2014 Mark Minevich, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
"Director Emma Schwartz opens the film with a look at the origins of Tesla and efforts to develop automated vehicles going back to a GM promotional film from 1956 featuring the Firebird II concept and the DAR AR +3.5%PA Grand Challenge. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"One way to spot a bot is if an account tweets round the clock or if the replies feel automated . \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
"What is abundantly clear is that successful marketplaces tend to work on similar principles and use efficient, scalable and automated means to connect sellers with buyers. \u2014 Amit Basu, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"His patrol car had been equipped with an automated plate reader, which can scan passing vehicles for possible violations. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Tools like Hubspot and Salesforce allow webmasters to segment user cohorts based on actions taken on their site to send automated responses based on a user\u2019s behavior and level of interaction. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Google Photos, the company\u2019s storage service, has an option to make automated videos on demand. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
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"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132401",
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"noun"
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"Is your car an automatic or a manual"
],
": audible":[],
": done or produced as if by machine : mechanical":[
"the answers were automatic"
],
": firing repeatedly until the trigger is released":[],
": having a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism":[
"an automatic transmission"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"Without thinking, he gave an automatic reply.",
"She always has an automatic smile for everyone.",
"Noun",
"Will your next car be a manual or an automatic ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This includes instituting red flag laws that prevent individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing a gun, government buyback programs for automatic weapons, raising the minimum age for buying guns, and more. \u2014 David Velasquez, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 12 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Thursday's vote came one day after Arkansas' House delegation also voted against raising the purchasing age for semi- automatic weapons from 18 years old to 21 years old. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"Days after the Uvalde shooting the committee launched an investigation into five leading manufacturers of the semi- automatic weapons used in both the recent shootings. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Take the Instagram account of Daniel Defense, which markets its semi- automatic weapons to almost 600,000 followers. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its sole powertrain is a 295-hp 3.5-liter V-6 coupled to a nine-speed automatic . \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"Or how about a 1967 Bronco with a 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 and a six-speed automatic , which sold for $139,049",
"Engine output can also be sent to the front axle thanks to a clutch-pack coupling on the nine-speed automatic , and electric torque can be shifted forward by effectively reversing the torque flow within the driveline. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
"Powered by the highest output in Cadillac\u2019s history and with a standard six-speed manual transmission or option for an available 10-speed automatic , the customer is in control of that performance. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"The transmission is a 10-speed automatic with unchanged gear ratios. \u2014 Carlos Lago, Car and Driver , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Both engines pair with an eight-speed automatic that now has a Sprint function that shifts the transmission into the lowest available gear and puts all the drive modes in the sportiest settings when the left paddle shifter is held for one second. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The only transmission with this engine is a conventional eight-speed automatic that feeds either the front wheels or an all-wheel-drive system. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The piece is outfitted with the manufacture automatic -wining 69385 caliber chronograph movement, visible through the caseback, which is equipped with the chronograph functions, date and day display and small hacking seconds. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022"
],
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"1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Greek automatos self-acting, from aut- + -matos (akin to Latin ment-, mens mind) \u2014 more at mind":"Adjective and Noun"
},
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"\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for automatic Adjective spontaneous , impulsive , instinctive , automatic , mechanical mean acting or activated without deliberation. spontaneous implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness. a spontaneous burst of applause impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. impulsive acts of violence instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will. blinking is an instinctive reaction automatic implies action engaging neither the mind nor the emotions and connotes a predictable response. his denial was automatic mechanical stresses the lifeless, often perfunctory character of the response. a mechanical teaching method",
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"instinctive",
"instinctual",
"involuntary",
"knee-jerk",
"mechanic",
"mechanical",
"robotic",
"spontaneous"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081413",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"automatic transmission":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a system in a vehicle that changes gears at different speeds without direct control by the driver":[
"I can't drive her car because it has a manual transmission instead of an automatic transmission ."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115952",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"automobile":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation":[],
": automotive":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He drives an expensive automobile .",
"browsed the classified ads for used automobiles for sale",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"In the early days of the automobile , examples bodied in wood were hardly uncommon. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 27 June 2022",
"Bernie Thompson explained that this is also one of the reasons why cars are in short supply as major automobile manufacturers were seeking supplies of the new chips which are also used in modern electric vehicles. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In 1948, as train ticket sales declined due to the American embrace of the automobile , the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to end passenger rail service to Gardiner. \u2014 Megan Kate Nelson, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 June 2022",
"Supply chain issues might also squeeze the advertising revenue of broadcast networks and others, says Moody\u2019s analyst Neil Begley, as automobile manufacturers, in particular, no longer need to advertise to get inventory out the door. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 June 2022",
"Novelis is expected to make products that will be utilized in Alabama, including aluminum shipped to the nearby aerospace industry in Mobile, and to the automobile manufacturers spread throughout the state. \u2014 al , 11 May 2022",
"Wake Forest University roommate who was killed in an automobile accident. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
"On May 26, the Downtown Farmers Market announced on Instagram that James and Jawn Golo of Golo Family farms had been in an automobile accident. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 4 June 2022",
"Even with autonomy, these aircraft will remain a more expensive form of transportation than an automobile . \u2014 Dean Donovan, Forbes , 25 Feb. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The Transportation Committee, chaired by Kerry McCormack, has expanded its purview to examine regional transportation policies, and focus more on non- automobile forms of transportation, like rail, bicycles, e-bikes, and scooters. \u2014 Courtney Astolfi, cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022",
"America should learn from their pro-cycling, anti- automobile ways, not drag them down to our level! \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 23 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1881, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from aut- + mobile":"Adjective and Noun"
},
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"\u02c8\u022f-t\u0259-m\u014d-\u02ccb\u0113l",
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u014d-\u02ccb\u0113l",
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-m\u014d-\u02c8b\u0113l"
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"auto",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motor vehicle",
"motorcar",
"wheels"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191057",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun"
]
},
"autonomous":{
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"dependent",
"nonautonomous",
"non-self-governing",
"subject",
"unfree"
],
"definitions":{
": controlled by the autonomic nervous system":[],
": existing or capable of existing independently":[
"an autonomous zooid"
],
": having the right or power of self-government":[
"an autonomous territory"
],
": of, relating to, or marked by autonomy":[],
": responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole":[
"an autonomous growth"
],
": undertaken or carried on without outside control : self-contained":[
"an autonomous school system"
]
},
"examples":[
"Native American nations are regarded as autonomous in many respects and thus not subject to a number of state and local laws.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The collaboration between the two spacecraft can test CAPSTONE's autonomous navigation software, called CAPS, or the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Many of the autonomous trucks other companies are developing aren\u2019t electric. \u2014 Liz Young, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
"Doing so will push the digital future forward and unleash enormous demand from AI, VR and autonomous use cases that rely on low-latency, high-bandwidth networks. \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"One of the new robots, called Proteus, is Amazon\u2019s first totally autonomous warehouse machine, the company says. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"The autonomous robot will initially be deployed in the outbound GoCart handling areas of Amazon's fulfillment and sort centers. \u2014 Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG , 22 June 2022",
"The mission's scientific aims are also modest\u2014primarily, the demonstration of a new system of autonomous navigation around and near the Moon. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
"The one really big problem with being so utterly, ruthlessly autonomous , is the thorny issue of playing live. \u2014 Gary Smith, SPIN , 21 June 2022",
"The Mayflower Autonomous Ship, named after the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to America, completed a 3,500-mile autonomous journey from the Azores to Halifax, Canada. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 21 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1799, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek autonomos independent, from aut- + nomos law \u2014 more at nimble":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4n-\u0259-m\u0259s",
"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for autonomous free , independent , sovereign , autonomous mean not subject to the rule or control of another. free stresses the complete absence of external rule and the full right to make all of one's own decisions. you're free to do as you like independent implies a standing alone; applied to a state it implies lack of connection with any other having power to interfere with its citizens, laws, or policies. the colony's struggle to become independent sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere. separate and sovereign armed services autonomous stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government. in this denomination each congregation is regarded as autonomous",
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"free",
"freestanding",
"independent",
"self-governed",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling",
"separate",
"sovereign",
"sovran"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173121",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"autonomy":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a self-governing state":[],
": self-directing freedom and especially moral independence":[
"personal autonomy"
]
},
"examples":[
"The Catalans take the matter of their language very seriously; it is an outward indication of their autonomy , of their distinction from the rest of Spain. \u2014 Polly Evans , It's Not About the Tapas , 2006",
"The term empire implies more than simple cultural dominance or preeminent military power. It applies to states that use force to occupy and control a group of other states or regions. The conquered states, robbed of autonomy and political independence, become colonies, provinces, or territories of the imperial power. Taxes are levied, laws are imposed, soldiers are conscripted, governors are installed\u2014all without the consent of the subjugated state. \u2014 Michael J. Glennon , Wilson Quarterly , Summer 2002",
"The social payoff of the new knowledge would be new technology, then new industries and new jobs. Compton got nowhere with the administration, partly because he was an anti-New Dealer, partly because the government was unwilling to grant scientists the autonomy that they claimed, and partly because his program represented a trickle-down approach to economic recovery. \u2014 Daniel J. Kevles , New Republic , 30 Sept. 2002",
"Usually, Americans think of freedom as a condition of personal autonomy , independence from the will of others. This way of thinking reflects just the kind of distinction\u2014between oneself and the rest of the group of which one is a part\u2014that Dewey considered false. \u2014 Louis Menand , The Metaphysical Club , 2001",
"a teacher who encourages individual autonomy",
"The territory has been granted autonomy .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This ruling by the Supreme Court has clearly implied that women are second-class citizens, undeserving of autonomy over their own bodies and decisions. \u2014 Rebekah Bastian, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
"From giving people the right to carry guns to taking away women's rights of autonomy over their own bodies. \u2014 Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"From giving people the right to carry guns to taking away Womens rights of autonomy over their own bodies. \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
"This level of autonomy felt riotous and profuse, like vegetation in an Amazonian jungle. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Long known for its political activism, Ben & Jerry's obtained a level of autonomy in agreeing to be acquired by the consumer goods conglomerate Unilever 20 years ago. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
"Much like the audience, Cronenberg\u2019s depiction of bodily autonomy wasn\u2019t always clear to the lead actors. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 3 June 2022",
"That Black women in particular will be impacted if the high court proceeds by overturning the women\u2019s rights to have autonomy over their bodies. \u2014 The Opportunity Agenda, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"Because of the settlement, tribes in Maine have less autonomy than tribes elsewhere across the country, and their reservations are treated like municipalities, subject to state law. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"see autonomous":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-m\u0113",
"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-m\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"choice",
"free will",
"self-determination",
"volition",
"will"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074925",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"autopsy":{
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease":[],
": a critical examination, evaluation, or assessment of someone or something past":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-\u02cct\u00e4p-s\u0113, -t\u0259p-",
"\u02c8\u022f-t\u0259p-",
"\u02c8\u022f-\u02cct\u00e4p-s\u0113",
"\u02c8\u022ft-\u0259p-"
],
"synonyms":[
"necropsy",
"postmortem",
"postmortem examination"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"The coroner performed an autopsy on the murder victim's body.",
"the autopsy revealed an advanced stage of cancer",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The autopsy revealed his blood alcohol level to be above 0.08%, the level at which a person can be convicted of drunken driving in Michigan. Lyoya fled the scene, and Schurr chased after him on foot. \u2014 Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Caster was initially believed to have been killed by blunt force trauma, but an autopsy revealed that Caster had died from a gunshot wound to the head and manual strangulation. \u2014 Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"After the fire was extinguished, the remains of another victim were found and an autopsy revealed the cause of death to be multiple gunshot and stab wounds, police said. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 13 Mar. 2022",
"An autopsy revealed the victim suffered more than 140 stab wounds and a skull fracture caused by a blow to the head with a meat cleaver, the report said. \u2014 Tina Burnside And Taliah Miller, CNN , 20 Feb. 2022",
"The affidavit released Tuesday indicates staff found Freeman on top of the woman with a pillow over her face, and an autopsy revealed the woman died from asphyxiation due to smothering. \u2014 Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star , 9 Feb. 2022",
"The report matched an earlier independent autopsy commissioned by Lyoya\u2019s family. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 9 June 2022",
"An independent autopsy commissioned by the family said Brown was shot five times, including once in the back of the head. \u2014 Tom Foreman, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Brown was shot five times, including in the back of the head, according to an independent autopsy commissioned by his family. \u2014 Ben Finley, Star Tribune , 7 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek autopsia act of seeing with one's own eyes, from aut- + opsis sight, appearance \u2014 more at optic":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151941"
},
"autozooid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fully formed alcyonarian zooid as distinguished from a siphonozooid":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"aut- + zooid":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125633",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"autres temps, autres m\u0153urs":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": other times, other customs : in other eras people behaved differently":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d-tr\u0259-t\u00e4\u207f \u014d-tr\u0259-m\u0153rs"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084848",
"type":[
"French phrase"
]
},
"autumn":{
"antonyms":[
"springtime"
],
"definitions":{
": a period of maturity or incipient decline":[
"in the autumn of life"
],
": the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November or as reckoned astronomically extending from the September equinox to the December solstice":[]
},
"examples":[
"in the autumn of last year",
"a magnificent New England autumn",
"She went off to college in the autumn of 1999.",
"When autumn came he planted grass.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For instance, her rendition of redfish blends Vietnamese influences with shrimp and roasted pork, fish sauce and miso aioli; her version of duck confit is an ode to autumn in Louisiana, with a sour orange pepper jelly and andouille jus. \u2014 Ian Mcnulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Sunday\u2019s high tides were the culmination of four days of rising ocean water pushed ashore by both winds from a strong autumn storm offshore and periodic King Tides when the moon\u2019s location causes the water level to increase. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2021",
"And the bounds of work fell away like autumn leaves and were swept away. \u2014 Jeff Bradford, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"The 2019 Bourgogne shows burgundy characteristics of dark fruit, forest-floor (think autumn leaves and brush) and mushroom, with some floral aromas to give it extra lift. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Jan. 2022",
"Thursday, more than 100 residents had gathered in the facility\u2019s largest dining room, where autumn leaves decorated the walls, for the second celebration. \u2014 Brittny Mejia Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 25 Nov. 2021",
"In addition to the fast growth rate, Texas red oaks will often produce colorful autumn leaves. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 29 Oct. 2021",
"As the autumn leaves are still yet to fall across much of New England, gusty winds could easily topple trees and branches. \u2014 Derek Van Dam, CNN , 24 Oct. 2021",
"Now, as colder weather settles in and autumn leaves begin to fall, a cozier, more rustic variation called cabincore is poised to take its place as this season's must-have style. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 12 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English autumpne , from Latin autumnus":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-t\u0259m"
],
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"synonyms":[
"afterlife",
"afternoon",
"age",
"evening"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112546",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"autumn Adonis":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pheasant's-eye sense 1":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031128",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"autumn blond":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": fawn sense 3":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203928",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"autumn brown":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a grayish to moderate brown that is yellower and darker than dark beaver":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131050",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"autumnal":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or characteristic of autumn":[
"autumnal weather",
"autumnal colors",
"the autumnal equinox",
"I am often surprised to see rising amid these trees the rounded tops of apple-trees glowing with red or yellow fruit, in harmony with the autumnal tints of the forest.",
"\u2014 Henry David Thoreau"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u022f-\u02c8t\u0259m-n\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000807",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"autumnal tea":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a black tea grown during the autumn in certain Indian tea districts (such as Assam, Darjeeling, and Duars)":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020133",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"automatic teller machine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": atm":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Curtis could be seen entering the story and using the automatic teller machine . \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Hackers widely believed to work for North Korea\u2019s hermit government have developed a new strain of malware that steals data used at automatic teller machines in India, researchers from Kaspersky Lab said on Monday. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Andariel was accused of hacking automatic teller machines to withdraw cash or to steal customer data to sell on the black market. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Sep. 2019",
"A few years ago, economist James Bessen documented a similar phenomenon following the invention of automatic teller machines . \u2014 Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica , 24 Aug. 2018",
"The woman withdrew $2,160 from the automatic teller machine , gave it to the man and deposited his checks in her account. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2018",
"On June 27, 1967, a Barclays bank in Enfield, London, debuted what is widely regarded as the first automatic teller machine , or ATM. \u2014 Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic , 13 June 2018",
"Also the automatic teller machines were disgusting. \u2014 Dave Barry, miamiherald , 3 June 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1967, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143707"
},
"automatic writing":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": writing produced without conscious intention as if of telepathic or spiritualistic origin":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"People would gather, drink, converse, listen to readings and try out things like automatic writing . \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2020",
"Starting with language itself, poetry and prose, a kind of free association led to automatic writing , then drawing, which led the surrealists to devise a collaborative game known as the Exquisite Corpse around 1925. \u2014 John Zotos, Dallas News , 11 Aug. 2020",
"His work \u2014 rueful, cerebral, gloriously smutty \u2014 includes trance poetry and automatic writing . \u2014 Parul Sehgal, New York Times , 5 May 2020",
"Dictionary Stories,\u2019\u2019 perched perilously somewhere between lexicography, automatic writing and flash fiction. \u2014 Paul Wilner, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Interested in philosophy and spiritualism, af Klint was part of de Fem (The Five), a group of women artists who conducted seances and experimented with automatic drawings long before Surrealists began their automatic writing projects. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 13 Oct. 2018",
"The British-born, San Francisco-based artist and author Jez Burrows has come up with an ingenious addition to literary exploration: \u201cDictionary Stories,\u2019\u2019 perched perilously somewhere between lexicography, automatic writing and flash fiction. \u2014 Paul Wilner, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Apr. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151317"
},
"autobiographical":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
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"This week, Amazon is hosting its re:MARS conference, which breaks down company advances in areas including machine learning, automation , robotics and space. \u2014 Brett Molina, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
"The ecommerce giant showed off the new technology Wednesday at its re:MARS conference, Amazon\u2019s global artificial-intelligence event for machine learning, automation , robotics and space. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Speaking at the Africa CEO Forum, Deloitte risk advisory leader Aristide Outtara said the CEOs surveyed are focused on digital payments, AI, and automation . \u2014 Ciku Kimeria, Quartz , 17 June 2022",
"Tesla Autopilot is classified as Level 2 in SAE International's levels of driving automation , which means drivers are supposed to constantly supervise support features and steer, brake, or accelerate manually as needed to avoid crashes. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
"Is there an automation out there that can solve a problem in your business",
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"Founded three years ago as Expense Robot, the company, which designs end-to-end automation for invoice processing and expense management, raised more than $100 million in the span of just five months. \u2014 Angus Loten, WSJ , 13 June 2022",
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"In dysautonomia, patients experienced direct damage to the autonomic nervous system that persists after infection. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"The finding makes sense because the enzyme plays an important role in regulating the autonomic nervous system , which controls breathing, heart rate and other basic bodily functions. \u2014 Dan Hurley, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
"One leading area of research is exploring possible dysfunction in the body\u2019s autonomic nervous system , which controls unconscious functions such as breathing, heart rate and digestion. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Her main finding was endocrine dysfunction in what\u2019s known as the autonomic nervous system , which primes people\u2019s fight-or-flight response. \u2014 Ariana Eunjung Cha, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The autonomic nervous system , which regulates things like heart rate, pupil dilation, body temperature, and digestion, can be split into two categories: the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Evidence suggests that the immune response to Covid may impact your autonomic nervous system , triggering dysautonomia. \u2014 Jessica Dulong, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
"Consequently, negative adaptation to training stress potentially involves the autonomic nervous system and may result in an altered heart rate. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 3 June 2014",
"The autonomic nervous system also fulfills a pivotal role in stress tolerance. \u2014 Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online , 3 June 2014"
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"BChE is an enzyme of the cholinergic system, part of the autonomic system, which controls functions like blood pressure and breathing. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger And Jen Christensen, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"Many people are familiar with the numbness and pain of the feet and sometimes hands that can happen with longstanding diabetes, but the autonomic system can be affected as well. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 9 May 2022",
"Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy is a rare neurological disorder that affects the nervous system and, most notably in those impacted, can cause the complete inability to feel physiological pain. \u2014 Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"When the autonomic nerves aren't working properly, this can cause symptoms like lightheadedness, brain fog, fainting, an abnormally fast heart rate when standing up, gastrointestinal problems, and more. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2021",
"Symptoms of autonomic dysfunction are showing up in patients who had mild, moderate or severe COVID-19 symptoms. \u2014 Time , 27 May 2021",
"According to the Mayo Clinic, autonomic nerve disorders affect the autonomic nervous system, which controls a person's involuntary functions. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 3 Mar. 2021",
"The coronavirus may be able to cross the blood-brain barrier, causing autonomic changes such as shortness of breath, sweating and rapid heart rate, researchers said. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 30 Mar. 2021",
"Preliminary observations were yielding more data to support the theories about the role that breathing issues and autonomic dysfunction played for some patients. \u2014 Meghan O'rourke, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2021"
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"\u2014 R. Shayna Rosenbaum et al. , Science , 23 Nov. 2007",
"It [episodic memory] makes possible mental time travel through subjective time, from the present to the past, thus allowing one to re-experience, through autonoetic awareness, one's own previous experiences.",
"\u2014 Endel Tulving , Annual Review of Psychology , 2002",
"Autonoetic consciousness is the capacity that allows adult humans to mentally represent and to become aware of their protracted existence across subjective time.",
"\u2014 Mark A. Wheeler et al. , Psychological Bulletin , May 1997"
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"Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that causes dramatic and devastating hair loss. \u2014 Steven Salzberg, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
"Psoriasis is an autoimmune skin disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). \u2014 Eleesha Lockett, SELF , 17 June 2022",
"On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration approved baricitinib, a once-a-day pill developed by the drugmaker Eli Lilly to treat alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that triggers sudden hair loss. \u2014 Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"The particularly debilitating autoimmune disease runs in her family; her late father had it, and her older sister does, too. \u2014 Alaina Demopoulos, Allure , 3 June 2022",
"The Aldridges will discuss Nichole's journey dealing with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that can cause hair loss. \u2014 The Enquirer , 2 June 2022",
"Jada has struggled with Alopecia since 2018 and revealed her diagnosis with the autoimmune disease on the Red Table Talk. \u2014 Ebony Williams, ajc , 2 June 2022",
"The Alabama doctors also ruled out autoimmune disease. \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 5 May 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first systemic treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss and affects more than 300,000 people in the U.S. each year. \u2014 Madison Muller, Fortune , 14 June 2022"
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"\u2014 Wendy Orent , Discover , July/August 2009",
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"Burnett ended that elaborate production number, set in a diner, with a spotlight on a large, autographed photo of Sondheim. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
"Christie\u2019s expects the autographed card to sell for between $2 million and $3 million during the online-only auction, which will run from June 1 to 14. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 17 May 2022",
"The vehicle is being sold without reserve and comes with an autographed Ibanez PS120, which is the rocker\u2019s signature guitar. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Guests went home with gifts of a local treat and an autographed hand towel. \u2014 Miho Inada, WSJ , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Photos of those and many other artists performing at the venue, as well as autographed guitars and the like, festoon the club\u2019s walls. \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The Friday night party also will feature various competitions and chances for fans to win prizes including autographed Brewers merchandise. \u2014 Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Beckham brought autographed footballs and posed for photos with Cimino and his family that day. \u2014 Art Stapleton, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The first prize is a Yeti Tundra 45 cooler loaded with a Cleveland Browns beach towel, as well as jerseys, hats, glasses, T-shirts, autographed pictures and more. \u2014 Shirley Macfarland, cleveland , 28 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who carried high concentrations of autoantibodies were 5 times as likely to pass away from SARS-CoV-2 infection than female carriers at the same concentration, regardless of autoantibody combination and of age group. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In adapting the technique to treat autoimmune disease, the team gave T cells a beacon derived from bits of the anti-DSG3 autoantibody , which leads the killers straight to anti-DSG3 B cells. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021",
"These cells are the actual agents of destruction, so scientists investigating autoimmunity look for these T cell\u2013 autoantibody pairs. \u2014 Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021",
"An autoantibody is an antibody produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual\u2019s own proteins and can cause autoimmune diseases. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 8 June 2021",
"The autoantibody hypothesis still warrants further research. \u2014 Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American , 21 Jan. 2021",
"The screening works: Studies show that each year, about 10% of children with two or more autoantibodies will develop diabetes, and after 15 years, about 85% have the disease. \u2014 Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS , 23 Apr. 2020",
"The doctor may also test for certain autoantibodies to determine whether your diabetes is type 1, the autoimmune version of the disease, according to the NIDDK. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 6 Nov. 2019",
"The first prescription treatment for lupus in over 50 years was approved in 2011 by the Food and Drug Administration for adults with active autoantibody -positive lupus who are receiving standard therapy. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 18 Sep. 2017"
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": a hardy European bulbous garden plant ( Scilla autumnalis ) with persistent leaves that are produced after the naked raceme of pink flowers":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those improvements would manifest themselves in everything from lowering the height of automatic teller machines that can speak to customers, to mandating sign language interpreters for deaf people who serve on juries. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Garth Kiser, a 43-year-old from Oregon, Illinois, visited a Chivo automatic teller Wednesday hoping to exchange dollars for bitcoin. \u2014 Time , 9 Sep. 2021",
"Galvez\u2019s job was to remove the money from automatic teller machines, lock it up in the truck and then refill the ATM with new money. \u2014 Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2021",
"Cash register drawers and clothes hangers were strewn about the streets, along with automatic teller machines that had been ripped from walls or pulled from inside businesses. \u2014 Don Babwin, Anchorage Daily News , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Cash register drawers and clothes hangers were strewn about the streets, along with automatic teller machines that had been ripped from walls or pulled from inside businesses. \u2014 Don Babwin, Star Tribune , 10 Aug. 2020",
"Thieves are using trucks as battering rams to steal automatic teller machines from inside local businesses, Baltimore police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Another reliable relaxer is autogenic training , a kind of self-programming that creates the relaxation response through suggestion. For example, if you simply repeat to yourself, \"my limbs feel heavy and warm,\" your body soon responds accordingly.",
"\u2014 Lonny J. Brown",
"Autogenic training , a series of meditative techniques designed to quell anxiety in stressful situations may initially seem like New Age quackery, but it's hard to argue with its effectiveness.",
"\u2014 Jesse Harlan Alderman"
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"after German autogenes Training":""
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"1954, in the meaning defined above":""
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"(\u02c8)\u022ft\u00a6\u022fi-",
"(\u02c8)\u022f\u00a6t\u022fik\u0259s"
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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"a car with a three-speed automatic"
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"\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-\u02c8ma-tik"
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"instinctive",
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"involuntary",
"knee-jerk",
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"robotic",
"spontaneous"
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"Without thinking, he gave an automatic reply.",
"She always has an automatic smile for everyone.",
"Noun",
"Will your next car be a manual or an automatic ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This includes instituting red flag laws that prevent individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing a gun, government buyback programs for automatic weapons, raising the minimum age for buying guns, and more. \u2014 David Velasquez, STAT , 18 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, ajc , 12 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 12 June 2022",
"AR-15s are popular and powerful semi- automatic weapons that can fire high-capacity magazines and have been used in many of the nation\u2019s highest-profile slaughters in recent years. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
"Thursday's vote came one day after Arkansas' House delegation also voted against raising the purchasing age for semi- automatic weapons from 18 years old to 21 years old. \u2014 Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
"Days after the Uvalde shooting the committee launched an investigation into five leading manufacturers of the semi- automatic weapons used in both the recent shootings. \u2014 Farnoush Amiri And Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Take the Instagram account of Daniel Defense, which markets its semi- automatic weapons to almost 600,000 followers. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 8 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Its sole powertrain is a 295-hp 3.5-liter V-6 coupled to a nine-speed automatic . \u2014 Nicholas Wallace, Car and Driver , 7 June 2022",
"Or how about a 1967 Bronco with a 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 and a six-speed automatic , which sold for $139,049",
"Engine output can also be sent to the front axle thanks to a clutch-pack coupling on the nine-speed automatic , and electric torque can be shifted forward by effectively reversing the torque flow within the driveline. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 23 May 2022",
"Powered by the highest output in Cadillac\u2019s history and with a standard six-speed manual transmission or option for an available 10-speed automatic , the customer is in control of that performance. \u2014 Marc Grasso, Hartford Courant , 21 May 2022",
"The transmission is a 10-speed automatic with unchanged gear ratios. \u2014 Carlos Lago, Car and Driver , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Both engines pair with an eight-speed automatic that now has a Sprint function that shifts the transmission into the lowest available gear and puts all the drive modes in the sportiest settings when the left paddle shifter is held for one second. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The only transmission with this engine is a conventional eight-speed automatic that feeds either the front wheels or an all-wheel-drive system. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 15 Apr. 2021",
"The piece is outfitted with the manufacture automatic -wining 69385 caliber chronograph movement, visible through the caseback, which is equipped with the chronograph functions, date and day display and small hacking seconds. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022"
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"Greek automatos self-acting, from aut- + -matos (akin to Latin ment-, mens mind) \u2014 more at mind":"Adjective and Noun"
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"\u2014 Emily R. Cooper et al."
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": not requiring a meal of blood to produce eggs":[
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": caused by the action or influence of living organisms":[
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"\u02cc\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-j\u0259-n\u0259s",
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"An automated teller machine in Moraga ran out of cash. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Oct. 2019",
"The average cost of an out-of-network ATM withdrawal reached a new high of $4.72, personal finance web site Bankrate.com reported in its latest study on checking account and automated teller machine fees. \u2014 John Hielscher, orlandosentinel.com , 8 Oct. 2019",
"This Labor Day will mark the 50th anniversary of that ubiquitous money dispenser in the U.S. The automated teller machine \u2013 known primarily now as ATM \u2013 made its American debut at a Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, Long Island, on Sept. 2, 1969. \u2014 Charisse Jones, USA TODAY , 30 Aug. 2019",
"But Cardtronics, a large retail automated teller machine network whose ATMs are found in places like CVS, Walgreens and Speedway, was quick to applaud Tauchen\u2019s bill. \u2014 Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 16 Aug. 2019",
"The reason the automated teller machines are offline",
"That attack shut down automated teller machines in Kiev, froze government agencies and even forced workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to monitor radiation levels manually. \u2014 Alan Blinder And Nicole Perlroth, New York Times , 27 Mar. 2018",
"For a few cents Colombian customers taking out cash can buy insurance against being robbed during the next few hours, by pressing a button on the automated teller machine ; 250,000 did so in July and over 350,000 in August. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Oct. 2017",
"For a few cents Colombian customers taking out cash can buy insurance against being robbed during the next few hours, by pressing a button on the automated teller machine \u2014 The Economist , 14 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083544"
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"adjective",
"noun",
"transitive verb"
],
"definitions":{
": an image produced on a photographic film or plate by the radiations from a radioactive substance in an object which is in close contact with the emulsion":[]
},
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"-\u02ccgraf",
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u014d-\u02c8r\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"first_known_use":{
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092308"
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"noun"
],
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": lithography in which an artist draws directly on the printing surface":[]
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": process of making autotypes (see autotype sense 2 )":[]
},
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"\u022f\u02c8t\u00e4t\u0259p\u0113"
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"definitions":{
": a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized especially by difficulties in forming and maintaining social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate verbally or nonverbally, and by repetitive behavior patterns and restricted interests and activities":[
"\u2026 the chief diagnostic signs of autism are social isolation, lack of eye contact, poor language capacity and absence of empathy \u2026",
"\u2014 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran et al.",
"\u2014 see autism spectrum disorder"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u022f-\u02cctiz-\u0259m",
"\u02c8\u022f-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Jacob, who has autism , was terrified of getting into the water, said his mother, Lee Hodge, 36. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
"Like the character of Lola, Burghardt also has autism . \u2014 Clark Hodgin, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
"Upon EIF\u2019s 80th anniversary, actress and filmmaker Tal Anderson, who has autism , spoke to THR about the initiative. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Joanne Quinn, executive director of the Autism Project, said about 22,000 Rhode Islanders have autism . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"The report states that the boy who was allegedly dragged through the hallway had autism . \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 28 May 2022",
"Bonker, who is nonspeaking and has autism , gave a remarkable address during her school\u2019s recent commencement ceremony in Winter Park, Florida. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 13 May 2022",
"And her daughter, who has autism , wouldn\u2019t have known to not go with the woman or to speak up, Winston added. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
"Los Angeles parent Danna Rosenthal said learning on Zoom was a disaster for her now 12-year-old son, who has autism and is enrolled at a specialized school that is paid for by LAUSD. \u2014 Sara Randazzo, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
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"see aut-":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100840"
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"noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101440"
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"type":[
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],
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": a person who writes their own biography":[
"'I have always been an autobiographer and a chronicler of my life and family,' she [Celia Paul] writes at the start of this memoir \u2026",
"\u2014 Honor Clerk",
"Whatever is passed over in silence by an autobiographer should surely be one of the biographer's main areas of concern.",
"\u2014 Nicholas Jenkins"
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},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u0259-b\u012b-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0259r",
"-b\u0113-"
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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"autohemorrhage":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the voluntary exudation or ejection by certain insects of blood which is nauseous or poisonous and hence protective against enemies":[]
},
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"aut- + hemorrhage":""
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a semiautomatic firearm":[]
},
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"\u02cc\u022f-t\u014d-\u02c8l\u014d-d\u0259r"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"First built in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the 1960s, the T-64 revolutionized tank design by including an autoloader , which cut the crew size from four to three. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The human loader need only insert appropriate strength charges prior to firing, though the gun can also be fully manually loaded should the autoloader malfunction. \u2014 Sebastien Roblin, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The guts of this autoloader were already in place with the waterfowl version of the Affinity 3. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 21 Jan. 2021",
"The 9\u00bd-pound gun with double triggers and no safety pointed and settled on ducks in a way that a synthetic autoloader simply cannot. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 23 Dec. 2020",
"But pattering your autoloader at the range is only the beginning. \u2014 Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Modern tastes tend to run to the autoloader , but there\u2019s still a place for single shots in a world dominated by semiautos. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 14 Aug. 2020",
"Many autoloader malfunctions can be traced to the magazines. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 5 June 2020",
"This autoloader uses Benelli\u2019s patented Inertia Drive system to reliably cycle everything from 2\u00be- to 3\u00bd-inch loads, at a much lower price point than Benelli. \u2014 Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream , 24 Apr. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113558"
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": contronym":[
"I loved \"perspicacious\" and \"recondite\" and \"hortatory\" and \"cleave,\" the last of which meant the opposite of itself, both to join and to tear apart. \"Impregnable\" was an autoantonym , too. It was like a snake that ate its own tail.",
"\u2014 Joshua Henkin , New York Times , 25 Aug. 2013"
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},
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"\u02cc\u022f-(\u02cc)t\u014d-\u02c8an-t\u0259-\u02ccnim"
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"first_known_use":{
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a theory that views the body as a machine and consciousness as a noncontrolling adjunct of the body":[],
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"automatism \u2014the surrealist trend toward spontaneity and intuition",
"\u2014 Elle"
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},
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"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02ccti-z\u0259m",
"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4m-\u0259-\u02cctiz-\u0259m"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Other analysts countered that the defense would be successful in only a minuscule number of cases and that there is a difference between extreme intoxication and extreme intoxication akin to automatism . \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
"But once humans traveling in this manner exhibited the automatism of the technology itself, any interruption entailed a catastrophic return of the anxiety initially repressed. \u2014 Will Self, Harper's Magazine , 23 Nov. 2021",
"Founded by French poet, essayist and critic Andr\u00e9 Breton, Surrealism rejected the premise that culture and politics should be guided by rational principles, instead elevating dreams, automatism and psychoanalysis. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Nov. 2020",
"While painters like Andr\u00e9 Masson and Joan Mir\u00f3 practiced visual automatism , others, Ren\u00e9 Magritte, Max Ernst and Salvador Dal\u00ed among them, used meticulous technique to create optical puns and illusions. \u2014 Teju Cole, New York Times , 18 Oct. 2016"
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"French automatisme , from automate automaton, from Latin automaton":""
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"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body":[]
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"-in-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n",
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u014d-in-\u02c8fek-sh\u0259n"
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dav\u00ec relied on his automatic pilot and took micro naps of 15-to-20 minutes, waking regularly to check the instruments. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"The Sox manager is biding his time before October, making sure everyone gets enough rest (hello, Tim Anderson) and trying to get the bullpen on automatic pilot after another shaky month. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 27 Aug. 2021",
"Was this an intervention by a human being or an algorithm on automatic pilot ",
"Unlike automakers that describe their systems as super or some sort of automatic pilot , Toyota and Lexus have gone with a quieter name: Teammate. \u2014 Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver , 4 June 2021",
"Doebele said the pilot told passengers the flight\u2019s automatic pilot function wasn\u2019t working properly and hadn\u2019t been working yesterday, either. \u2014 Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post , 28 Nov. 2019",
"Almost as if on automatic pilot , Pike passed to Gilyard for seven yards to the Cincinnati 46. \u2014 Bill Koch, Cincinnati.com , 11 Oct. 2019",
"That changed last month, when Mr. Powell perhaps inadvertently turned QT into a signaling mechanism by pointing out what was quite obvious, that QT had been working smoothly on automatic pilot . \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019",
"The craft operated on automatic pilot because commands transmitted from Earth take too long to reach Mars. \u2014 Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2018"
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"\u2014 Colette Bancroft",
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"\u2014 Issie Lapowsky",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This year\u2019s most striking example is the F.P. Journe x Francis Ford Coppola, FFC Blue, a wristwatch that tells time via an automaton in the shape of a blue hand. \u2014 Carol Besler, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"Blitz, a Parisian automaton from 1850 and a family heirloom. \u2014 E. Alex Jung, Vulture , 7 July 2021",
"Like the incompleteness theorem of G\u00f6del, and like the Game of Life, a cellular automaton invented by mathematician John Conway, Penrose tiles suggest that even a universe based on simple rules can generate infinite, unpredictable complexity. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 16 June 2021",
"Upgrade points unlock fighting combos and improve your automaton . \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 24 May 2021",
"Conway\u2019s inclinations and talent led him to invent a remarkable cellular automaton called the Game of Life, which continues to fascinate after 50 years. \u2014 Jean-paul Delahaye, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2021",
"The Times focuses on the enduring influence of the Game of Life, a cellular automaton invented by Conway more than a half century ago. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2021",
"The automaton gods and mythical figures in palace displays teased and flirted, attacked and fled their delighted viewers, sticking out their tongues, launching jets of water, and hiding behind the scenery. \u2014 Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books , 23 Feb. 2021",
"No physics model\u2014not even the most complex, nonlocal cellular automaton --can capture my rational and, yes, emotional motives for believing in free will, but that doesn\u2019t mean these motives lack causal power. \u2014 John Horgan, Scientific American , 14 Feb. 2021"
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"The store stocks automotive parts.",
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"The Volkswagen Golf has become a staple of the automotive world's diet. \u2014 Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
"That any woman who is smart and deserving enough can climb to the top of the biggest automotive companies. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"Though not based in Alabama, two automotive companies with a presence in the state also made the list. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"Reports of problems filed on the federal agency are monitored by automotive companies and federal regulators who look for trends and need for action to prevent crashes. \u2014 Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2022",
"And yet, outside of a few small-scale projects and compliance cars such as the Toyota Mirai, the entire automotive world is turning to batteries. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The name and concept are a play on the Goodwood Revival, an annual festival outside London that highlights a different era, the mid-1940s to 1966, and a different slice of the automotive world: British racing. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Alabama shocked much of the automotive world in 1993 with what then was a whopping incentive package to land Mercedes-Benz. \u2014 Greg Bluestein, ajc , 19 Nov. 2021",
"Nothing that complicated, but brace yourself, because old car differential oil has the foulest smell in the automotive world. \u2014 Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics , 20 Sep. 2021"
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"the auto gave people a level of mobility that they had never known before",
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"The auto rental shortages that plagued U.S. car rental companies have also affected European operators. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"Authorities think the truck discovered Monday had mechanical problems when it was left next to a railroad track in an area of San Antonio surrounded by auto scrapyards that brush up against a busy freeway, said Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 29 June 2022",
"Some car dealers and attorneys aren\u2019t convinced that Mr. Farley can achieve his vision while staying within the bounds of franchise laws\u2014the rules that govern how an auto manufacturer can distribute cars to buyers. \u2014 Nora Eckert, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"After entering the auto business in 2002 with the acquisition of Qinchuan Automobile Company, BYD capitalized on the Chinese government\u2019s push to cut air pollution and traffic congestion, selling electric buses and monorails to cities nationwide. \u2014 Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
"Two more people died Wednesday as the death toll slowly climbed since the discovery of 46 bodies Monday at the scene near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio. \u2014 Juan Lozano, Fabiola S\u00e1nchez And Maria Verza, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"The job cuts and auto labeling do not eliminate the need for human labor. \u2014 Matt Mcfarland, CNN , 29 June 2022",
"Notable options on deck over the final days of June and first days of July include UFC 276, MLS, international soccer, Wimbledon, auto racing, and, of course, Major League Baseball. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
"The projection itself is highly adjustable, and auto -focuses quickly. \u2014 Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"He also is suspected of firing a gun in New Britain \u2014 again, no one was hurt \u2014 and three times fleeing police who were on a special anti- auto theft detail in Newington. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, courant.com , 11 Jan. 2022",
"The man also described the gun that was pointed at him as a dull silver semi- auto , possibly a Sig-Sauer brand gun, documents say. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2021",
"On Derby day, about 170,000 spectators, who pay at least around $400 for a reserved seat, cram into the largest non- auto racing sports venue in the country. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
"To fill that position, our semi- auto sniper rifle has been given some new upgrades. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
"Further coverage of the ex- auto executive, selected by WSJ editors. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 19 July 2021",
"Their version of the 3\u00bd, all-load semi- auto uses a series of seven ports in the chamber. \u2014 Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Further coverage of the ex- auto executive, selected by WSJ editors. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 19 July 2021",
"Further coverage of the ex- auto executive, selected by WSJ editors. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 19 July 2021"
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"Dustin Hoffman won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Raymond Babbitt, an autistic savant brought on a cross country road trip during his brother\u2019s bid to grab a piece of their father\u2019s fortune. \u2014 cleveland , 11 June 2022",
"Charlie is a selfish schemer who only finds out about Raymond, after his estranged father dies and leaves all of his fortune, except the Roadmaster, to Raymond, an autistic savant . \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 18 Jan. 2022",
"The Good Doctor, ABC\u2019s medical drama about an autistic savant who works as a surgical resident, premiered that September and became an instant hit. \u2014 Sarah Kurchak, Time , 16 July 2021",
"But Kayla Cromer and Maeve Press are just as charming as the sisters \u2014 one of whom is a high-functioning autistic savant , and the other of whom is a misfit teen struggling to fit in with her classmates. \u2014 Noel Murray, New York Times , 9 Feb. 2020",
"Denzel Washington is wonderfully cast against type as the title character, an autistic savant with a radical streak. \u2014 Chris Ball, cleveland.com , 16 Feb. 2018",
"Alexander is what\u2019s know as an autistic savant , with perfect pitch, a near-photographic memory for music and a surprising facility with the saxophone and piano. \u2014 Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com , 26 Jan. 2018",
"Autism lit is not without controversy: Many readers object to the prevalence of the autistic savant . \u2014 Donna Levin, Smithsonian , 24 May 2017"
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"1978, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Those who carried high concentrations of autoantibodies were 5 times as likely to pass away from SARS-CoV-2 infection than female carriers at the same concentration, regardless of autoantibody combination and of age group. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"In adapting the technique to treat autoimmune disease, the team gave T cells a beacon derived from bits of the anti-DSG3 autoantibody , which leads the killers straight to anti-DSG3 B cells. \u2014 Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021",
"These cells are the actual agents of destruction, so scientists investigating autoimmunity look for these T cell\u2013 autoantibody pairs. \u2014 Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American , 1 Sep. 2021",
"An autoantibody is an antibody produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual\u2019s own proteins and can cause autoimmune diseases. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland , 8 June 2021",
"The autoantibody hypothesis still warrants further research. \u2014 Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American , 21 Jan. 2021",
"The screening works: Studies show that each year, about 10% of children with two or more autoantibodies will develop diabetes, and after 15 years, about 85% have the disease. \u2014 Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS , 23 Apr. 2020",
"The doctor may also test for certain autoantibodies to determine whether your diabetes is type 1, the autoimmune version of the disease, according to the NIDDK. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 6 Nov. 2019",
"The first prescription treatment for lupus in over 50 years was approved in 2011 by the Food and Drug Administration for adults with active autoantibody -positive lupus who are receiving standard therapy. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 18 Sep. 2017"
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective"
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": of, relating to, or like an aplitic texture of rock in which all of the constituents have crystallized simultaneously and mutually interfered":[]
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"aut- + allotriomorphic , from Greek allotrios strange (from allos other) + English -morphic":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": one who advocates autonomy":[]
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"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-mist"
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"first_known_use":{
"1819, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004158"
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"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb"
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": to make (something) autonomous":[
"\u2026 over time some systems of rules become autonomized as legal systems.",
"\u2014 Michael Kaern et al. , Georg Simmell and Contemporary Sociology , 1990",
"\u2026 the present regime has deregulated and autonomized the financial institutions which is a hallmark towards economic revival.",
"\u2014 Pakistan Newswire , 10 Apr. 2002"
]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u022f-\u02c8t\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"autonom(ous) + -ize (perhaps after French autonomiser )":""
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"1871, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010035"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": autism":[
"Autistic disorder is classic autism, one of the more severe disorders on the spectrum. Persons with autistic disorder have substantial impairment in social skills, verbal communication, and cognitive and behavioral flexibility.",
"\u2014 Isabelle Rapin"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some scientists and doctors wanted more time to study the disorder and distinguish it from autistic disorder . \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 10 May 2021",
"Now a new study shows that the roots of autistic disorders are detectable so early in life that, other than genes, any parental contribution to the disorder is probably nil. \u2014 Susan Pinker, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the granting of advances in wages or salary on a scale between minimum and maximum strictly on a periodic basis":[]
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"authentic mode":{
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"definitions":{
": a church mode (such as Phrygian or Mixolydian) whose ambitus comprises approximately the octave above the final (see final entry 2 sense c )":[
"An authentic mode is based on its Final or lowest note \u2026",
"\u2014 Rupert Hughes , The Musical Guide , 1903"
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"\u2014 compare plagal mode \u2014 see church mode illustration":[
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": of, relating to, or marked by autism or autism spectrum disorder":[
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"autistic children"
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": an individual affected with autism or autism spectrum disorder":[]
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"\u022f-\u02c8ti-stik",
"\u022f-\u02c8tis-tik"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Growing into a better, more balanced understanding of autism means thoughtfully considering and taking seriously the words of autistic people. \u2014 Ariana Cernius, Fortune , 13 May 2022",
"His intense and specialized interest in science and technology was amplified by his hyper-focused mind, a common trait among autistic people. \u2014 Katie Dupere, Men's Health , 5 May 2022",
"Many autistic people flourish in a structured environment, where they are expected to follow rules and abide by a routine. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"Price writes that it\u2019s common for autistic people to discover their disability in adulthood, after suffering for years. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In the Israeli show, the three lead characters were played brilliantly by actors who were not autistic . \u2014 Jason Katims, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Videos from people in the autistic community would come across his page under the hashtag #actuallyautistic, which has more than 2.3 billion views. \u2014 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
"His volunteer work has centered on music and access to music-making through his involvement with the Music Therapy Center of California, which connects music with the autistic community. \u2014 Clarissa Reyes Falcon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"After Kahn moved to Chicago in 2018, the nonprofit began forging connections with the nonspeaking autistic community here, while keeping its Cincinnati ties. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, chicagotribune.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Thirty years later, the belief persists that autistics can reliably count a pile of toothpicks at a glance. \u2014 Donna Levin, Smithsonian , 24 May 2017",
"Thirty years later, the belief persists that autistics can reliably count a pile of toothpicks at a glance. \u2014 Donna Levin, Smithsonian , 24 May 2017"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014206"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an automobile designed to be projected through the air from a specially constructed track":[]
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"French, from auto- auto- entry 2 + bolide":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015239"
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"auto-suggest":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a feature found in many computer programs (such as search engines and text messaging apps) that analyzes a user's typing and presents a list of words and phrases that can be selected and entered based on history, context, and the first few typed letters":[
"Autocomplete , as the name suggests, is the feature that completes a partial search query by matching the character string that the user types. Autosuggest is the clever little feature that makes it seem like Google is nesting in your brain, predicting what you want to search seemingly before you even know it yourself.",
"\u2014 Louise Merry"
]
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"pronounciation":[
"\u02cc\u022f-t\u014d-s\u0259(g)-\u02c8jest"
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"first_known_use":{
"2001, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022033"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the source (such as the author ) of a piece of writing, music, or art":[],
": the state or act of writing, creating, or causing":[]
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"\u02c8\u022f-th\u0259r-\u02ccship"
],
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"examples":[
"His first attempt at authorship failed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her second album, Sheryl Crow, made in the wake of backbiting from the musicians on Tuesday Night Music Club and press that questioned the authorship of her music, was an intense experience. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 5 May 2022",
"Her campaign is challenging Nadler for Jewish votes and has highlighted her authorship of a bill promoting Holocaust education and, above all, a vote against former president Barack Obama\u2019s Iran nuclear deal. \u2014 Nicholas Fandos, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"This is one of a handful of works at the Timken whose authorship remains a puzzle. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 June 2022",
"The question of authorship \u2014 of how much creative control a director can exercise at the helm of one of these films \u2014 has loomed over the MCU for years. \u2014 A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone , 9 May 2022",
"Usually, the very nature of a director\u2019s cinematic authorship entails involvement with the script, regardless of what the credits say. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2022",
"This removes the pride of individual authorship that can hinder collaboration. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 Oct. 2021",
"This way of distancing themselves from authorship , in service of the story. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Ahead of the decision, Malone also argued that Armes could not prove that the star intended to co-write the song with him \u2013 another crucial factor in proving co- authorship . \u2014 Bill Donahue, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1710, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025254"
}
}
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