dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/aca_MW.json

{
  "academe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a place of instruction":[],
      ": the academic life, community, or world":[
        "in the halls of academe"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the cloistered and privileged world inhabited by the students in that suburban academe",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Nor is the Dunning School itself anomalous in the history of American academe . \u2014 Michael B\u00e9rub\u00e9, The New Republic , 21 Mar. 2022",
      "Although academe may dismiss the Galileo Project as nothing more than pandering to a gullible public, such prejudice is unhelpful and myopic. \u2014 Seth Shostak, Scientific American , 29 July 2021",
      "The real question should not be why the UNC trustees had reservations about granting Hannah-Jones tenure, but why so many in media and academe chose to treat any criticism of Hannah-Jones as illegitimate and, well, racist. \u2014 Tracey Schirra, National Review , 20 July 2021",
      "But no one is more intolerant than the modern left-wing secular crusader, whose views on these cultural issues further enjoy the backing of the media, big business, academe and so on. \u2014 William Mcgurn, WSJ , 21 June 2021",
      "In academe , this idea of the need to have instructors of the same race and with the same values as students in the classroom is not new. \u2014 WSJ , 30 Apr. 2021",
      "After all, academe in affluent societies has tended to become a playpen for socialists and social engineers. \u2014 Frederick M. Hess, National Review , 17 Sep. 2020",
      "The halls of academe are known to be hospitable to people with radical views on power relationships between capital and labor, but colleges themselves are often merciless actors in the labor market. \u2014 Kevin Carey, New York Times , 5 Mar. 2020",
      "Among the most promising starting points for such a transformation are Joe Berry\u2019s and Raewyn Connell\u2019s observations about the overlap between the struggles of academe and those of the larger service sector economy. \u2014 Charles Petersen, The New York Review of Books , 25 Feb. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113mus (in the phrase inter silv\u0101s Acad\u0113m\u012b , \"among the groves of Academus,\" from Horace's Epistulae ), borrowed from Greek Ak\u00e1d\u0113mos \u2014 more at academy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-k\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113m",
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "academy",
      "school",
      "seminary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224917",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "academic":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonacademic",
      "noneducational",
      "unacademic",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member (such as a professor) of an institution of learning (such as a university)":[
        "Both of her parents are academics ."
      ],
      ": a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods":[],
      ": academic subjects : courses of study taken at a school or college":[
        "He has no interest in academics ."
      ],
      ": based on formal study especially at an institution of higher learning":[
        "her academic qualifications"
      ],
      ": conforming to the traditions or rules of a school (as of literature or art) or an official academy : conventional":[
        "academic painting"
      ],
      ": having no practical or useful significance":[],
      ": of or relating to literary or artistic rather than technical or professional studies":[
        "a region that has both academic and vocational high schools"
      ],
      ": of or relating to performance in courses of study":[
        "academic excellence",
        "academic achievements"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning":[
        "the academic curriculum",
        "academic courses"
      ],
      ": theoretical , speculative":[
        "a purely academic question"
      ],
      ": very learned but inexperienced in practical matters":[
        "academic thinkers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She received awards for her academic achievements.",
      "I spent my academic career at one school.",
      "The board set tough academic standards for graduation.",
      "He was offered a teaching job and decided to return to academic life.",
      "His interest in sailing is purely academic . He's not a sailor himself.",
      "He's not very academic , but he's good with his hands.",
      "Noun",
      "The book appeals to academics and to the general public.",
      "He only cares about sports. He has no interest in academics .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many teenagers had already packed for the three-week academic program. \u2014 Donna St. George, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Many of his principals said Welch has gone beyond the role of a typical regional academic superintendent by helping with operational issues outside of his purview. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Barr was a brilliant museum director who had an essentially academic approach to modern art. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Jason Hickel, an academic whose research focuses on global inequality and ecological economics, calculated that in 2015 alone the Global North extracted over $10 trillion from the Global South. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "Echoing Irani, John Michel, an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland, said the academic offerings from universities isn\u2019t necessarily indicative of the current job market. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "Black, Baxter and his three brothers along to a series of academic posts. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Hurricanes FIU will team up with eight other academic partners\u2014ranging from the University of Florida and Oregon State University, to Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame\u2014to design the new facility. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "Lawrence Livermore is far from alone in this discussion \u2014 across the country, there\u2019s growing debate over the role of energy companies in funding academic and other research. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not every ruangrupan is a conventional artist; one worked as a journalist, another trained as an ecologist, a third is an academic . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "My co-founder has been exposed to this domain for a long time as an academic , pushing her to bridge the gap between what's known today in research essentially and what's actually using clinical practice. \u2014 Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Originally trained as an academic , Diaz wrote his first book about Borges\u2019s narrative puzzles. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Warren Zanes has since enjoyed an expansive career as an academic . \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Most of Krueger's career was as an academic at Duke University, the University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, Oxford University and Texas State University. \u2014 Chron , 1 May 2022",
      "The American Civil Liberties Union honored Wong earlier this month with its Presidential Prize, an award given every other year to an academic for outstanding contributions to civil liberties. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Licia Proserpio, 37, an Italian academic with a shock of bright blue hair and a love of history, wove her way along the narrow path between the graves and paused for a moment at a site. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus , noun derivative of Acad\u0113micus , adjective \u2014 more at academic entry 1":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French achademique, academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus \"of the school of Plato,\" borrowed from Greek Akad\u0113meik\u00f3s, Akad\u0113maik\u00f3s , from Akad\u1e17meia , a place where Plato taught + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at academy":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "educational",
      "intellectual",
      "scholarly",
      "scholastic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201053",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "academical":{
    "antonyms":[
      "nonacademic",
      "noneducational",
      "unacademic",
      "unscholarly"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member (such as a professor) of an institution of learning (such as a university)":[
        "Both of her parents are academics ."
      ],
      ": a person who is academic in background, outlook, or methods":[],
      ": academic subjects : courses of study taken at a school or college":[
        "He has no interest in academics ."
      ],
      ": based on formal study especially at an institution of higher learning":[
        "her academic qualifications"
      ],
      ": conforming to the traditions or rules of a school (as of literature or art) or an official academy : conventional":[
        "academic painting"
      ],
      ": having no practical or useful significance":[],
      ": of or relating to literary or artistic rather than technical or professional studies":[
        "a region that has both academic and vocational high schools"
      ],
      ": of or relating to performance in courses of study":[
        "academic excellence",
        "academic achievements"
      ],
      ": of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning":[
        "the academic curriculum",
        "academic courses"
      ],
      ": theoretical , speculative":[
        "a purely academic question"
      ],
      ": very learned but inexperienced in practical matters":[
        "academic thinkers"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "She received awards for her academic achievements.",
      "I spent my academic career at one school.",
      "The board set tough academic standards for graduation.",
      "He was offered a teaching job and decided to return to academic life.",
      "His interest in sailing is purely academic . He's not a sailor himself.",
      "He's not very academic , but he's good with his hands.",
      "Noun",
      "The book appeals to academics and to the general public.",
      "He only cares about sports. He has no interest in academics .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Many teenagers had already packed for the three-week academic program. \u2014 Donna St. George, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
      "Many of his principals said Welch has gone beyond the role of a typical regional academic superintendent by helping with operational issues outside of his purview. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
      "Barr was a brilliant museum director who had an essentially academic approach to modern art. \u2014 Louis Menand, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
      "Jason Hickel, an academic whose research focuses on global inequality and ecological economics, calculated that in 2015 alone the Global North extracted over $10 trillion from the Global South. \u2014 Rohan Montgomery, The New Republic , 26 June 2022",
      "Echoing Irani, John Michel, an associate professor at Loyola University Maryland, said the academic offerings from universities isn\u2019t necessarily indicative of the current job market. \u2014 Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun , 24 June 2022",
      "Black, Baxter and his three brothers along to a series of academic posts. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
      "Hurricanes FIU will team up with eight other academic partners\u2014ranging from the University of Florida and Oregon State University, to Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame\u2014to design the new facility. \u2014 Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
      "Lawrence Livermore is far from alone in this discussion \u2014 across the country, there\u2019s growing debate over the role of energy companies in funding academic and other research. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not every ruangrupan is a conventional artist; one worked as a journalist, another trained as an ecologist, a third is an academic . \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
      "My co-founder has been exposed to this domain for a long time as an academic , pushing her to bridge the gap between what's known today in research essentially and what's actually using clinical practice. \u2014 Aparna Dhinakaran, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "Originally trained as an academic , Diaz wrote his first book about Borges\u2019s narrative puzzles. \u2014 Jane Hu, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022",
      "Warren Zanes has since enjoyed an expansive career as an academic . \u2014 James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com , 23 May 2022",
      "Most of Krueger's career was as an academic at Duke University, the University of Texas at Austin, Rice University, Oxford University and Texas State University. \u2014 Chron , 1 May 2022",
      "The American Civil Liberties Union honored Wong earlier this month with its Presidential Prize, an award given every other year to an academic for outstanding contributions to civil liberties. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 May 2022",
      "Licia Proserpio, 37, an Italian academic with a shock of bright blue hair and a love of history, wove her way along the narrow path between the graves and paused for a moment at a site. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Falbo earlier this spring named UW-Milwaukee provost Johannes Britz as the UW System's interim senior vice president for academic and student affairs, one of four cabinet-level positions that report directly to the UW System president. \u2014 Kelly Meyerhofer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
      "1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus , noun derivative of Acad\u0113micus , adjective \u2014 more at academic entry 1":"Noun",
      "borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French achademique, academique , borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113micus \"of the school of Plato,\" borrowed from Greek Akad\u0113meik\u00f3s, Akad\u0113maik\u00f3s , from Akad\u1e17meia , a place where Plato taught + -ikos -ic entry 1 \u2014 more at academy":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "educational",
      "intellectual",
      "scholarly",
      "scholastic"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031506",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "academy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a body of established opinion widely accepted as authoritative in a particular field":[],
      ": a high school or college in which special subjects or skills are taught":[],
      ": a society of learned persons organized to advance art, science, or literature":[],
      ": higher education":[
        "\u2014 used with the the functions of the academy in modern society"
      ],
      ": the philosophical doctrines associated with Plato's Academy":[],
      ": the school for advanced education founded by Plato":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "an academy of the fine arts",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Weems, of Portage, spent 10 weeks at the academy in Quantico, Virginia, and was one of 255 men and women from 47 states and the District of Columbia to participate in the 282nd class. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Cressy trained at an academy during his last year in high school and was recruited to play at U.C.L.A., where coaches saw some potential for him in doubles. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Curriculum at the academy will also incorporate concepts related to nutrition, mental health, community service and other life skills. \u2014 Benjamin Collins, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022",
      "The Swedish talent was teammates with \u00d6hrstr\u00f6m at the academy and was offered by the Aggies last summer. \u2014 Robert Fenbers, cleveland , 11 June 2022",
      "Lastly, Mendy, who spent three years at the academy as a middle infielder/outfielder, will be a part of the inaugural baseball team at Wilberforce University this fall. \u2014 Sara Tidwell, The Enquirer , 7 June 2022",
      "In addition to those four, there are two juniors, one sophomore and six freshmen at the academy who have also refused the vaccine. \u2014 Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News , 14 May 2022",
      "Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts rector Oleksandr Soboliev is now living in Lviv and working out of an office at the academy . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022",
      "Two big moments for Spanish-language music this early in a Grammys show feels like a real sign of change at the academy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "in sense 2, borrowed from Latin Acad\u0113m\u012ba , borrowed from Greek Akad\u1e17meia, Akad\u0113m\u00eda , from the name of the gymnasium near Athens where Plato taught, from Ak\u00e1d\u0113mos , Attic mythological hero + -eia or -ia -y entry 2 ; in senses 1, 3, and 4 borrowed from French, Italian, & New Latin; French acad\u00e9mie , borrowed from Italian & New Latin; Italian accademia , borrowed from New Latin academia , going back to Latin Acad\u0113m\u012ba":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8ka-d\u0259-m\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "academe",
      "school",
      "seminary"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230229",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "acatalectic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": not catalectic":[
        "acatalectic verse"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Late Latin acatal\u0113cticus , from a- a- entry 2 (borrowed from Greek a- ) + catal\u0113cticus \"catalectic,\" borrowed from Greek katal\u0113ktik\u00f3s \u2014 more at catalectic":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02ccka-t\u0259-\u02c8lek-tik"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113454",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "acaroid resin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a red or yellow balsamic alcohol-soluble resin from Australian grass trees used chiefly in varnishes, printing inks, and paper sizes":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin acaroides":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1839, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141906"
  },
  "acarus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak-\u0259-r\u0259s",
      "\u02c8a-k\u0259-r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, a re-formation as a masculine noun of Greek akar\u00ed (neuter) \"mite,\" probably of pre-Greek substratal origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1657, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143720"
  },
  "acatalepsy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ancient Skeptic doctrine that human knowledge amounts only to probability and never to certainty":[],
      ": real or apparent impossibility of arriving at certain knowledge or full comprehension":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u02c8kat\u1d4al\u02cceps\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek akatal\u0113psia , from a- a- entry 2 + katal\u0113psis comprehension, seizing + -ia":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145126"
  },
  "acataleptic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or characterized by acatalepsy":[],
      ": one that suspends judgment as a matter of principle believing certainty is impossible":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\""
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek akatal\u0113ptos incomprehensible (from a- a- entry 2 + katal\u0113ptos seized, comprehensible) + English -ic":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1679, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153359"
  },
  "acaroid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling a mite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak\u0259\u02ccr\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar- + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1836, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163614"
  },
  "acarpous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not producing fruit : sterile":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6k\u00e4rp\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek akarpos , from a- a- entry 2 + -karpos -carpous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1871, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170133"
  },
  "acarpelous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no carpels":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + carpel + -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1875, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174016"
  },
  "acadia national park":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "section of the coast of Maine including chiefly mountainous areas on Mount Desert Island and Isle au Haut":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185050"
  },
  "Acadian chickadee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": boreal chickadee":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185744"
  },
  "acai":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small, dark purple, berrylike fruit with a juicy pulp that is often used in beverages or eaten raw and that is produced by a tall, slender palm ( Euterpe oleracea ) native to tropical rain forests of Central and South America":[],
      ": the palm ( Euterpe oleracea ) that produces acai berries":[],
      ": a beverage made from the juice of the acai berry":[
        "Rio de Janeiro is the city that worships health and beauty and where the healthy and the beautiful drink acai .",
        "\u2014 Alex Bellosz"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-\u02ccs\u00e4-\u02c8\u0113",
      "-s\u012b-\u02c8\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The product is full of good-for-hair ingredients like rosehip, acai , cocoa seed butter, pumpkin seed oil, aloe leaf juice, blackberry extract and rooibos. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
      "Exfoliating Icelandic volcanic sand is blended with hydrating cactus water, antioxidant-rich acai , and niacinamide (vitamin B3) helping clear dead skin cells and unclog pores. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 May 2022",
      "Many of these buckets eventually make it to the United States, where the acai is processed, and later lands in your ten- to fifteen-dollar bowl or smoothie. \u2014 Nina Shapiro, Forbes , 12 Dec. 2021",
      "This silky oil is packed with 5% Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (an advanced, stable form of Vitamin C) to minimize dark spots and boost collagen production, and acai and sea buckthorn oils to reduce inflammation and moisturize skin. \u2014 Katie Chang, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Bases include acai , pitaya and matcha, and blueberries, coconut, goji berries, granola and chia seeds are among the toppings. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 Aug. 2021",
      "Inspired by the loss of her dad to cancer, the health-conscious founder Adelia Yolanda has tailored each of her colorful potions to serve specific functions\u2014like the Mermaid, a bright purple potion that energizes with butterfly pea and acai . \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 10 June 2021",
      "But many items are universal favorites, including acai and pitaya bowls with toppings like granola and cacao nibs; avocado toast and salads packed with fresh vegetables. \u2014 Leeanne Griffin, courant.com , 6 Oct. 2020",
      "There are even sales on Foreo\u2019s skincare products, from the mattifying and hydrating face masks to the brand\u2019s new masks infused with rose, honey, acai berry, and coconut oil. \u2014 Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE.com , 2 Dec. 2019"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese assa\u00ed, ua\u00e7a\u00ed, a\u00e7a\u00ed , the palm Euterpe oleracea , borrowed from Tupi *\u0268\u03b2asa\u00ed , from \u0268\u03b2\u00e1 \"plant, fruit\" + an element of uncertain meaning":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190704"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the quality of being acatalectic":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u0101\u02cckat\u1d4al\u02c8eks\u0259\u0307s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Late Latin, from Greek akatal\u0113xis , from a- a- entry 2 + katal\u0113xis catalexis":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195251"
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  "acarocecidium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a plant gall caused by an acarid":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ak\u0259(\u02cc)r\u014ds\u0259\u0307\u02c8sid\u0113\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acar- + cecidium":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204939"
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  "acarid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of an order (Acari synonym Acarina) of arachnids including the mites and ticks":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-k\u0259-r\u0259d",
      "\u02c8ak-\u0259-r\u0259d"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar(us) + -id entry 1 , probably after the New Latin order name Acarida or the family name Acaridae":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210048"
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      "noun"
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      ": cashew nut sense 1":[],
      ": laurel oak sense 2":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak\u0259\u02cczh\u00fc",
      "-\u02ccj\u00fc"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French, from Portuguese acaj\u00fa":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213718"
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      "adjective"
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      ": not affected with, caused by, or associated with gallstones":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0101-\u02c8kal-ky\u0259-l\u0259s"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215431"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a coelenterate of the group Acalepha":[]
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      "\u02c8ak\u0259\u02cclef"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acalepha":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225806"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": caterer":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English acatour":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230823"
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    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a class or other group of coelenterates including the jellyfishes, hydroids, and related forms and sometimes the ctenophores":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccak\u0259\u02c8l\u0113f\u0259"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, alteration of Acalephae":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014053"
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  "acates":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": dainty foods : delicacies":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, plural of acat , literally, purchase":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024738"
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  "Acaena":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of herbs or low shrubs (family Rosaceae) mostly native to south temperate regions and having compound leaves and spiny calyces \u2014 see new zealand bur":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8s\u0113n\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek akaina spike, goad, from ak\u0113 point":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031207"
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  "Acadian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native or inhabitant of Acadia":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "a-",
      "\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259n"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041812"
  },
  "acadialite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral consisting of a flesh-red chabazite found in Nova Scotia":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u0101d\u0113\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Acadia + English -lite":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051913"
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  "Acadian owl":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": saw-whet owl":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054722"
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  "academic year":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "During the 2020-2021 academic year , Black and Latino students accounted for close to three-quarters of students in Boston Public Schools, but just under a quarter of students in the fourth grade cohort of AWC. \u2014 Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor , 23 June 2022",
      "Called the Student Protection Act, House Bill 639 would require incoming freshmen in public and private schools to complete self-defense training as part of their health education starting in the 2023-2024 academic year . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
      "The graduation rate score is based on how many students who entered ninth grade in the 2016-2017 academic year graduated four years later in 2020. \u2014 Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Data collected in academic year 2020-21 showed that freshmen participating in corequisite math achieved a pass rate of 55%, compared to 11% for those taking remedial math alone. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 27 Mar. 2022",
      "Hudson began offering College Credit Plus courses in partnership with Hiram in the 2016-17 academic year and New Philadelphia started in the 2018-2019 academic year , Bayus said. \u2014 Megan Becka, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "There were 1,739 Ukrainians in the U.S. on student visas during the 2020 - 2021 academic year , government figures show. \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 24 Feb. 2022",
      "Bowser repeatedly tried and failed to reopen schools and get most children back in classrooms during the 2020-2021 academic year . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "For the 2021-2022 academic year , 8.1% of students enrolled in medical schools identified as Black alone. \u2014 NBC News , 3 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070701"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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      "nova scotia":[
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084247"
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  "Acathist hymn":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acathistus":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak\u0259th\u0259\u0307st-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "partial translation of Middle Greek akathistos hymnos":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095006"
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  "academy board":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a heavy cardboard having a surface prepared for painting in oil":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, England, where it was much used":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130849"
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  "academy blue":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a moderate greenish blue that is greener, lighter, and stronger than average peacock and greener and deeper than Brittany":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175547"
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  "Acadia National Park":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "section of the coast of Maine including chiefly mountainous areas on Mount Desert Island and Isle au Haut":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211651"
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  "Acadian flycatcher":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small North American flycatcher ( Empidonax virescens ) that is olive-green above and whitish below and tinged with yellow on the belly and sides":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025420"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Acanthus of the family Acanthaceae, the acanthus family) of prickly perennial herbs chiefly of the Mediterranean region":[],
      ": an ornamentation (as in a Corinthian capital) representing or suggesting the leaves of the acanthus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8kan(t)-th\u0259s"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Visitors to the British galleries can climb the stairs, with their intricate carvings of acanthus foliage, oak leaves and other vegetation, to inspect a new mezzanine area. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 23 Jan. 2020",
      "Hillsides of unruly acanthus \u2014 nature's template for Corinthian columns \u2014 precede the Domus Augustana. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 July 2019",
      "Instead of angels and saints, there were soldiers beheading one another; instead of Madonnas and Christs, there were pregnant women sprouting from acanthus buds. \u2014 Junot D\u00edaz, The New Yorker , 17 Apr. 2018",
      "The acanthus leaves on the column have remained consistent over millennia and, over time, have come to represent more than just a sturdy plant. \u2014 Phil Edwards, Vox , 28 Mar. 2018",
      "The bezels on each center stone are composed of acanthus leaves sculpted in gold. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 6 Mar. 2018",
      "The native black walnut, darkened with lamp black and oiled with linseed oil, was carved with life-like birds, flowers and acanthus leaves that can be seen on so much of their work. \u2014 Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com , 5 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Latin, borrowed from Greek \u00e1kanthos , a plant of the genus Acanthus (as A. mollis or A. spinosus ), masculine derivative of \u00e1kanth\u0103 \"thorn, prickle, thorny plant, spine (of a fish), backbone,\" probably of pre-Greek substratal origin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-053423"
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  "academicize":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-m\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "academic entry 1 + -ize":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055230"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a formal academic quality (as in art or music)":[],
      ": purely speculative thoughts and attitudes":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-m\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But for researchers like Garcia-Romeu, measuring and quantifying the relationship between mystical states and mental health improvement goes beyond mere academicism . \u2014 Natan Ponieman, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "But three paintings from after 1900 stand out for their size and ambition, if also their increasing academicism . \u2014 Roberta Smith, New York Times , 6 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "academic entry 1 or academy + -ism":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055459"
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  "acaricide":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pesticide that kills mites and ticks":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8ker-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "\u0259-\u02c8kar-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd",
      "-\u02c8ka-r\u0259-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Large-scale habitat control or acaricide (tick-killing) treatment of wildlife, though possible, can be difficult or not cost-effective for homeowners. \u2014 Joyce Sakamoto, Washington Post , 18 June 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar(us) + -i- + -cide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060050"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several Lenten hymns of the Eastern Orthodox Church sung with the people standing in honor of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or one of the saints":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccak\u0259\u02c8thist\u0259s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle Greek akathistos ( hymnos ), literally, standing hymn, from akathistos standing, from a- a- entry 2 + -kathistos (from Greek kathizein to seat, set, sit, from kata down + -izein -ize)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1721, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073721"
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      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having no stem or appearing to have none":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u0101-k\u022f-\u02c8le-s\u1d4ant"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin acaul\u0113scent-, acaul\u0113scens , from a- a- entry 2 + caul\u0113scent-, caul\u0113scens \"having a stem evident above ground,\" from Latin caulis \"stalk, stem\" + -\u0113scent-, \u0113scens (as in arbor\u0113scens arborescent ) \u2014 more at cole":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075332"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": acanthaceae":[]
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092708"
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  "acariasis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": infestation with or disease caused by mites":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259s",
      "\u02ccak-\u0259-\u02c8r\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar(us) + -iasis":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105936"
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  "acaulescence":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": state of being acaulescent":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u0101-(\u02cc)k\u022f-\u02c8le-s\u1d4an(t)s"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121023"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": gum arabic":[],
      ": any of a large genus ( Acacia ) of leguminous shrubs and trees of warm regions with leaves pinnate or reduced to phyllodes and white or yellow flower clusters":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Kyiv\u2014with white acacia trees in bloom, caf\u00e9s and restaurants reopening, and hundreds of thousands of people who have recently returned and seem to be relishing the fragile joy of being home\u2014feels almost indescribably calm and safe now. \u2014 Masha Gessen, The New Yorker , 14 June 2022",
      "The row behind me let out an electric squeal, and the driver crackled over the loudspeaker, telling us to wave our acacia around outside the windows. \u2014 Rowan Moore Gerety, The Atlantic , 18 May 2022",
      "This acacia lounger has sleek Scandinavian lines, high armrests, and an all-weather cushion, plus there's a pull-out table that extends to the left or right, just big enough to keep a refreshment and entertainment on standby. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 16 May 2022",
      "Handmade in the Philippines, this acacia wood vegetable platter from The Little Market \u2014 which supports artisans and their communities around the globe \u2014 is the perfect gift for socially-conscious hosts and decor devotees. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Lovely acacia blossom aromas lead into lush but fresh citrus, with hints of apricot, guava and river stones. \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "On the Bat\u00e9k\u00e9 Plateau, an acacia species from Australia, intended for selective logging, will cover a large area. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Removing an acacia forest to foster native regrowth. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Each night, as the sun started to set over the acacia trees, my dad and I met at the Maji Bar and Terrace for a fresh watermelon cocktail. \u2014 Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure , 27 Feb. 2022"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin, \"a species of Acacia , gum arabic,\" borrowed from Greek akak\u00eda \"a plant of the Acacia genus (probably A. nilotica ), acacia extract\" of obscure origin":""
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133108"
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    "type":[
      "geographical name"
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      "nova scotia":[
        "\u2014 an early name"
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      "\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135635"
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  "Acarnania":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "mountainous region in western Greece on the Ionian Sea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259r-\u02c8n\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259",
      "-\u02c8n\u0101-ny\u0259"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174918"
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  "acarian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the order Acarina":[],
      ": of, relating to, caused by, or having the characteristics of a mite or tick":[],
      ": an arachnid of the order Acarina : mite , tick":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8ka(a)r\u0113\u0259n",
      "\""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acari + English -an":"Adjective"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183808"
  },
  "Acanthurus":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the type genus of the family Acanthuridae":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259s"
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    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + -urus":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194407"
  },
  "Acanthuridae":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of tropical and subtropical marine fishes comprising the surgeonfishes and having a laterally compressed body, a bony plate or spine on each side of the tail, and teeth resembling incisors":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02cckan\u02c8th(y)u\u0307r\u0259\u02ccd\u0113",
      "\u02ccak\u0259n-"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acanthurus , type genus + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210121"
  },
  "acanthous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": spinous":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0259s"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acanth- + -ous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211035"
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  "academist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": academic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kad\u0259m\u0259\u0307st"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "French acad\u00e9miste , from acad\u00e9mie academy + -iste -ist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1649, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014651"
  },
  "acanthostyle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a monaxon sponge spicule rounded at one end and bearing tiny spines":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0259\u02ccst\u012bl"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acanth- + -style":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055149"
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  "acausal":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": not involving causation or arising from a cause : not causal":[
        "acausal phenomena",
        "The behavior of atoms, according to this interpretation, is random and therefore acausal .",
        "\u2014 K. C. Cole , First You Build A Cloud , 1999",
        "They found an acausal relationship between divorce and crime."
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    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8k\u022f-z\u0259l"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + causal entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062230"
  },
  "academician":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of an academy for promoting science, art, or literature":[],
      ": a follower of an artistic or philosophical tradition or a promoter of its ideas":[],
      ": academic":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02ccka-d\u0259-",
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-d\u0259-\u02c8mi-sh\u0259n"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "These include Walmart and an academician named Peter MacKeith. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 11 Oct. 2020",
      "Its history and capitalist bells & whistles aside, Khan Market has been the favoured hub of Delhi\u2019s lawyers, academicians , politicians, and journalists. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 24 Nov. 2019",
      "Calbright vernacular isn\u2019t the only thing old-school academicians find unfamiliar. \u2014 Nanette Asimov, SFChronicle.com , 28 Sep. 2019",
      "Hours before his inauguration, Mr. Erdogan dashed off a decree ordering the firing of another 18,000 state employees, most of them members of the police and army, but also teachers and academicians . \u2014 New York Times , 9 July 2018",
      "Although some academicians have suggested that the agency should be incorporated in RAS, it will now be absorbed into the new science ministry. \u2014 Andrey Allakhverdov, Science | AAAS , 18 May 2018",
      "The majority of British academicians never become full professors, much less at such an early age. \u2014 Thomas H. Maugh Ii, latimes.com , 14 Mar. 2018",
      "So were all those renowned academicians who had spent billions devising the surveillance system. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Sep. 2017",
      "There\u2019s the academician , the person who loves to do research, the advocate, the one who\u2019s really good at going to court. \u2014 Elisha Brown, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from French acad\u00e9micien , going back to Middle French, from academique academic entry 1 + -ien -ian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-064530"
  },
  "acacetin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pale yellow crystalline compound C 16 H 12 O 5 occurring in the form of glycosides especially in the leaves of the common locust; apigenin 4\u2032-methyl ether":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kas\u0259t\u1d4an",
      "a\u02c8k-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary ac acia (locust) + acetin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1900, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-070114"
  },
  "Academy Award":{
    "type":[
      "trademark"
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    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095902"
  },
  "academic freedom":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": freedom to teach or to learn without interference (as by government officials)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "While the investigation remains open, Singh said, the ACLU of Idaho shifted its focus to educating faculty members on their academic freedom and free-speech rights in the classroom. \u2014 Daniel Golden, ProPublica , 4 July 2022",
      "After the University of Texas Faculty Council passed a resolution in February 2022 to affirm the academic freedom to teach about race, gender justice and critical race theory, the state\u2019s Republican lieutenant governor fired back. \u2014 Kyle Stucker, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
      "Universities also know that engaging the Chinese government and its proxies poses a risk to academic freedom , provides opportunities for shameless propaganda, and threatens technological espionage. \u2014 Robert S. Eitel, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
      "Because of events like these, many political commentators write about the threat to academic freedom with an end-of-times urgency. \u2014 Jennifer Miller, The Atlantic , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Last month, Earnest filed a formal grievance with the dean of the college alleging that his rights to free speech, due process and academic freedom had been trampled. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Dec. 2021",
      "The move has sparked debate among historians, and some professors who use the lesson plan said withdrawing the game infringes on academic freedom and teaching about race in America. \u2014 Douglas Belkin, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
      "Twentieth-century Progressives defeated anti-evolution laws not by introducing pro-evolution laws but by defending academic freedom and the freedoms of expression and inquiry. \u2014 Jill Lepore, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "The academic freedom protected by the First Amendment and promised by SDSU grants faculty members like Professor Corlett substantial breathing room to determine how to approach subjects and materials relevant to their courses. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100705"
  },
  "academic costume":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a costume consisting typically of cap, gown, and sometimes hood worn on occasion by students, holders of academic degrees, and faculty of a school, college, or university":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1804, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142949"
  },
  "acanthosoma":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a peneid zoea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cckan(t)th\u0259\u02c8s\u014dm\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + -soma ; from its spiny carapace":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1846, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155955"
  },
  "acanthocephalan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": spiny-headed worm":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259n",
      "\u0259-\u02cckan(t)-th\u0259-\u02c8se-f\u0259-l\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acanthocephala , taxon that includes the spiny-headed worms (from Greek \u00e1kantha \"thorn, prickle, spine\" + New Latin -o- -o- + -cephala , neuter plural of -cephalus \"having a head of a given sort,\" borrowed from Greek -kephalos , derivative of kephal\u1e17 \"head\") + -an entry 1 \u2014 more at acanthus , cephalic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160338"
  },
  "acariosis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acariasis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cckar\u0113\u02c8\u014ds\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, by alteration":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175845"
  },
  "acantho-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": thorn : spine":[
        "acantho carpous",
        "Acanth ophis"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek akantho- , derivative of \u00e1kantha \"thorn, prickle, spine\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184224"
  },
  "acacia gum":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": gum arabic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190639"
  },
  "acapu":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several tropical American timber trees of the genus Andira (especially A. americana )":[],
      ": the dark chocolate-brown wood of the acapu tree widely used especially in Brazil for flooring and heavy construction":[],
      ": an Amazonian leguminous tree ( Clathrotropsis nitida )":[],
      ": the wood of this tree used for heavy construction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u00e4k\u0259\u00a6p\u00fc"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Portuguese acap\u00fa , from Tupi":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203200"
  },
  "Acapulco":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city, port, and resort on the Pacific in the state of Guerrero, southern Mexico population 789,971":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-k\u00e4-\u02c8p\u00fcl-(\u02cc)k\u014d",
      "\u02cca-"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203643"
  },
  "acardite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline compound (C 6 H 5 ) 2 NCONH 2 used as a stabilizer in smokeless powder; 1,1-diphenyl-urea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4r\u02ccd\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210629"
  },
  "Acanthoscelides":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of weevils (family Bruchidae) native to America but of cosmopolitan distribution and including the destructive bean weevil":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cckan(t)th\u0259\u02c8sel\u0259\u02ccd\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + Greek skelos leg + -ides (plural of -id-, -is , patronymic suffix)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220915"
  },
  "acar-":{
    "type":[
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": mite":[
        "acar oid",
        "acari cide"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acarus":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221310"
  },
  "acarinology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acarology":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccak\u0259r\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acarina + English -o- + -logy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224757"
  },
  "Acawai":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Cariban people of northwestern British Guiana":[],
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": the language of the Acawai people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225530"
  },
  "acanthite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral Ag 2 S consisting of a silver sulfide like argentite but crystallizing in slender prisms (specific gravity 7.2\u20137.3)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak\u0259n\u02cc-",
      "\u0259\u02c8kan\u02ccth\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary acanth- + -ite ; from the thornlike shape of its crystals; originally formed as German akanthit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1856, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231821"
  },
  "acanthaceae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccak\u0259n-",
      "\u02cca\u02cckan\u02c8th\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acanthus , type genus + -aceae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232212"
  },
  "acara":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several South American and Central American fishes (family Cichlidae) that build nests and guard their young \u2014 see blue acara":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u00e4k\u0259\u00a6r\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Portuguese acar\u00e1 , from Tupi":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1830, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235907"
  },
  "acapsular":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no capsule":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6kaps\u0259l\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + capsular":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1863, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000332"
  },
  "acantha":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a spine or spinous fin":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek akantha thorn, spine of a fish":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004515"
  },
  "Acaxee":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Taracahitian people of western Mexico":[],
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": the language of the Acaxee people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4\u02c8k\u00e4\u1e35\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish acaxe, acaje":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005402"
  },
  "Acarapis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of minute mites that are chiefly parasitic on insects and include a species ( A. woodi ) that invades the tracheae of honeybees causing Isle of Wight disease":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kar\u0259p\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acar- + Latin apis bee":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1922, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023905"
  },
  "acacatechin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline substance that is obtained from acacia catechu, that is held to be a mixture containing catechin, and that is an antioxidant for fatty oils":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ak\u0259\u02c8kat\u0259ch\u0259\u0307n",
      "-\u0259sh-",
      "-\u0259k-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ac- (from New Latin Acacia , genus name of Acacia catechu ) + catechin":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1905, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024440"
  },
  "acanth-":{
    "type":[],
    "definitions":{
      "\u2014 see acantho-":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024855"
  },
  "acanthella":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a transitional larva of the acanthocephalan intermediate between the acanthor and the juvenile infective form":[],
      ": the juvenile infective form of an acanthocephalan":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8thel\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- (from Acanthocephala ) + -ella":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030625"
  },
  "acana":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": either of two West Indian trees ( Manilkara albescens and M. bidentata ) of the family Sapotaceae that yield valuable timber":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4k\u0259n\u0259",
      "-\u02ccn\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Spanish \u00e1cana , probably from Ciboney or Taino":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1807, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033857"
  },
  "Acanthaceae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun,",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family of widely distributed herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Polemoniales) having opposite leaves and tubular bracted irregular flowers with two or four stamens":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02cckan\u02c8th\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
      "\u02ccak\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acanthus , type genus + -aceae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1819, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034711"
  },
  "acantharian":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a protozoan of the suborder Actipylea":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acantharia + English -an":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1888, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045228"
  },
  "acarine disease":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1818, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055949"
  },
  "acarinarium":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a chamber of the body wall of insects (such as wasps) frequently infested by tiny nonparasitic mites":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-r\u0259\u02c8na(a)r\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acarina + -arium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074459"
  },
  "Acacian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a follower of Acacius who taught likeness of will alone in the Father and Son in the Christian godhead":[],
      ": of or relating to the Acacians":[],
      ": of or relating to a schism occurring 484\u2013519 between Eastern and Western Christian churches":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u0101sh(\u0113)\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Acaci us \u2020 ab a.d. 366 bishop of Caesarea in Palestine + English -an":"Noun",
      "Acaci us \u2020 a.d. 489 patriarch of Constantinople + English -an":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1577, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1683, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1685, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081204"
  },
  "acanthor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the mature embryo of an acanthocephalan just previous to hatching \u2014 compare acanthella":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan\u02ccth\u022f(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- (from Acanthocephala ) + -or":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1942, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081450"
  },
  "acariform":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": shaped like a mite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kar\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acar- + form":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083406"
  },
  "Acanthopterygii":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a superorder or other category of teleost fishes containing originally all those having the anterior rays of the dorsal and anal fins stiff and spiny (as the basses, perches, and mackerels) or now those usually lacking a duct to the air bladder, having no mesocoracoid bone, and having the pectoral arch suspended from the skull, the ventral fins attached to the clavicular arch, and the gill opening in front of the pectoral fin (as most of the spiny-finned and some soft-finned fishes)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02cckan\u02ccth\u00e4pt\u0259\u02c8rij\u0113\u02cc\u012b",
      "\u02ccak\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + -pterygii (from Greek pterygion fin, small wing)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1751, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092250"
  },
  "academicals":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": academic costume":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1821, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094419"
  },
  "Acalyptratae":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a group of two-winged flies having the alula small or wanting and including a number of pests (as fruit flies, many leaf miners, frit flies, and the cheese skipper)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t-",
      "\u00a6\u0101\u02cckal\u0259\u0307p\u02c8tr\u00e4t(\u02cc)\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, irregular from a- entry 2 + calypter + Latin -atae (feminine plural of -atus -ate)":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1893, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103612"
  },
  "acanthopterygian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or belonging to the Acanthopterygii":[],
      ": acanthopt":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "-\u02ccth\u00e4pt\u0259\u02c8rij\u0113\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acanthopterygii or Acanthopteri + English -an":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1833, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104723"
  },
  "acaridologist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": acarologist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cckar\u0259\u02c8d\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acarid + -o- + -logist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1920, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112220"
  },
  "acanthopt":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an acanthopterygian fish":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ak\u0259n-",
      "\u02c8a\u02cckan\u02ccth\u00e4pt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "irregular from New Latin Acanthopteri":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114229"
  },
  "acaridan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u0259\u02c8kar\u0259d\u1d4an",
      "-d\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acaridae + English -an, -ean, -ian":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120158"
  },
  "acanthopore":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tubular spine in some fossil bryozoans":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0259\u02ccp\u014d(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acanth- + -pore":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122846"
  },
  "academically":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in an academic way: such as":[],
      ": with regard to formal studies or academics":[
        "doing well academically",
        "academically advanced students",
        "And it has made them more appealing to colleges, which have grown more welcoming as they find that homeschoolers do fine academically .",
        "\u2014 Linda Perlstein",
        "\u2026 fans and coaches at academically elite institutions would say that, yes, they were handicapped by stricter admissions policies, but in the long run, brains win out over brawn.",
        "\u2014 Mark Bechtel"
      ],
      ": in a theoretical or speculative way without practical application":[
        "That scheme for bottling beer is interesting\u2014but only academically . Down here, we don't bottle it, but drink it.",
        "\u2014 H. L. Mencken"
      ],
      ": in a way that conforms to the tradition or rules of a school (as of literature or art)":[
        "The big problems arise with his paintings as artworks. His audacity with the brush is vitiated by academically fussy composition.",
        "\u2014 Peter Schjeldahl"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-k\u0259-\u02c8de-mi-k(\u0259-)l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The scholarship idea has been a labor of love for Michelle Minor and her daughters, who used tennis to reach their goals academically and professionally. \u2014 William Lee, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
      "Experts in school finance and administration caution that schools should strategize to spend this money carefully, and target their investments toward helping students academically and mentally. \u2014 Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "This school year was already hard due to her students struggling academically and emotionally in the wake of endless Zoom school during the pandemic. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 6 Apr. 2022",
      "Monroe County Superintendent Theresa Axford said that teachers were somewhat alarmed in the fall to see where kids were starting academically and emotionally, but that there has been steady progress since then. \u2014 Sara Randazzo, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "Teachers are dealing with students who are months \u2014 if not years \u2014 behind their peers, both academically and behaviorally. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "As Connecticut's largest community college, the school named after its location sits on 160 acres of land and is home to the Great Path Academy, a middle college program for academically advanced high school students. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 20 June 2022",
      "This is how many Black trainees \u2014 many who previously excelled academically \u2014 told STAT they were made to feel during residency. \u2014 Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT , 20 June 2022",
      "Nativity students have spectacular success academically \u2014 leaping beyond their grade-level in reading and writing. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 15 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1626, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131832"
  },
  "acanthopodous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": spiny-footed":[],
      ": having spiny petioles or peduncles":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6ak\u0259n-",
      "\u00a6a\u02cckan\u00a6th\u00e4p\u0259d\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acanth- + -podous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142201"
  },
  "Acanthisittidae":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a family (type genus Acanthisitta ) of passerine New Zealand birds including the rock wren, rifleman bird, and certain related birds":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cckan(t)th\u0259\u02c8sit\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acanthisitta , type genus (from Greek akanthis goldfinch, linnet + sitta nuthatch) + -idae":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190152"
  },
  "acacia veld":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": tree veld":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1916, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200345"
  },
  "acaciin":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a crystalline glycoside C 28 H 32 O 14 that is found in the leaves of a common North American locust tree ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) and that yields acacetin on hydrolysis":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8k\u0101s(h)\u0113\u0259\u0307n",
      "-sh\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary acacia (locust) + -in":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1926, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213305"
  },
  "acanthine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to the acanthus plant":[],
      ": resembling the leaves of the acanthus plant":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-n\u02ccth\u012bn",
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0259\u0307n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin acanthinus , from acanthus + -inus -ine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-223749"
  },
  "acanthopod":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": spiny-footed":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0259\u02ccp\u00e4d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acanth- + -pod":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225552"
  },
  "acanthial":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or belonging to the acanthion":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0113\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin acanthi on + English -al":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230413"
  },
  "Acanthophis":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of venomous Australian snakes (family Elapidae) having a long horny upturned spine at the end of the tail and consisting of the death adder ( A. antarcticus )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8kan(t)th\u0259f\u0259\u0307s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + Greek ophis snake":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232226"
  },
  "Acanthopanax":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of prickly shrubs and trees (family Araliaceae) native to temperate Asia that have handsome palmate leaves and produce green flowers in much-branched clusters":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8th\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccnaks"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + Panax":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1861, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235247"
  },
  "acad":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "academic ; academy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235251"
  },
  "acanthology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the study of spines (as of sea urchins) especially as an adjunct of taxonomy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccak\u0259n-",
      "\u02cca\u02cckan\u02c8th\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "acanth- + -logy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014736"
  },
  "Acantholimon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of perennial evergreen herbs (family Plumbaginaceae) of southeastern Europe to central Asia having stiff basal leaves and small stalked heads of white or rosy flowers \u2014 see prickly thrift":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02cckan(t)th\u0259\u02c8l\u012b\u02ccm\u00e4n",
      "-m\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from acanth- + Limonium":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025337"
  },
  "Acanthodii":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subclass of Placodermi comprising primitive Paleozoic fishes having the anterior margin of each fin supported by a stout spine and often having one or more pairs of spines similar to the fin spines along the lower lateral part of the body between the paired fins of each side":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca\u02cckan\u02c8th\u014dd\u0113\u02cc\u012b",
      "\u02ccak\u0259n-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Acanthodes":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025830"
  },
  "acanthodian":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or belonging to the subclass Acanthodii":[],
      ": an animal or fossil belonging to the subclass Acanthodii":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin Acanthodii, Acanthodei + English -an":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1849, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1845, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030735"
  },
  "Acanthodes":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of small slender possibly degenerate fishes having generalized toothless jaws and a single small dorsal fin and found in the Carboniferous and Permian formations":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8th\u014d(\u02cc)d\u0113z"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek akanth\u014dd\u0113s thorny, spiny, from akanth- acanth- + -\u014dd\u0113s -ode":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1834, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030812"
  }
}