94 lines
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94 lines
2.7 KiB
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{
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"puissance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"impotence",
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"impotency",
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"powerlessness",
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"weakness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": strength , power":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The reboot arrives at the peak of reggaeton\u2019s pop puissance , and rightfully incorporates a lot more of the genre and its offshoots \u2014 Latin trap included. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"Which of you has the puissance to short-term deep-six me",
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"The doctrine\u2019s puissance lies in the separation of powers. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 14 Jan. 2020",
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"Over the years, when French leaders have called for a Europe puissance (European power), this has often sounded suspiciously like code for French hegemonic ambitions. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. \u2014 John E. Mcintyre, baltimoresun.com , 29 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French pussance, puissance , from pussant able, powerful, from poer to be able, be powerful \u2014 more at power":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8py\u00fc-\u0259-s\u0259n(t)s",
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"\u02c8pwi-s\u1d4an(t)s",
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"py\u00fc-\u02c8i-s\u1d4an(t)s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"energy",
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"firepower",
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"force",
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"horsepower",
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"might",
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"muscle",
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"potence",
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"potency",
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"power",
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"sinew",
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"strength",
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"vigor"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224644",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"puissant":{
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"antonyms":[
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"helpless",
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"impotent",
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"insignificant",
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"little",
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"powerless",
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"unimportant",
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"weak"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having puissance : powerful":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"one of the nation's most respected and puissant advocates for the rights of minorities"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8py\u00fc-\u0259-s\u0259nt",
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"py\u00fc-\u02c8i-s\u1d4ant",
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"\u02c8pwi-s\u1d4ant"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"heavy",
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"heavy-duty",
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"important",
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"influential",
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"mighty",
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"potent",
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"powerful",
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"significant",
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"strong"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064852",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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}
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} |