1670 lines
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1670 lines
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{
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"algid":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ardent",
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"blazing",
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"boiling",
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"broiling",
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"burning",
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"fervent",
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"fervid",
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"fiery",
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"glowing",
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"hot",
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"igneous",
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"molten",
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"piping hot",
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"red-hot",
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"roasting",
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"scalding",
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"scorching",
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"searing",
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"seething",
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"sizzling",
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"sultry",
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"sweltering",
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"torrid",
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"ultrahot",
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"warming",
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"white-hot"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cold":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the rescuers searching the algid waters of the Bering Sea"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1623, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin algidus , from alg\u0113re to feel cold":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arctic",
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"bitter",
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"bone-chilling",
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"chill",
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"chilly",
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"cold",
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"coldish",
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"cool",
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"coolish",
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"freezing",
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"frigid",
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"frosty",
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"gelid",
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"glacial",
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"ice-cold",
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"icy",
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"nipping",
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"nippy",
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"numbing",
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"polar",
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"shivery",
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"snappy",
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"wintry",
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"wintery"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172128",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"algic acid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": alginic acid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-jik-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alga + -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095633"
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},
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"algicide":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an agent used to kill algae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-123929"
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},
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"Algenib":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a blue star of the third magnitude that is seen in the constellation Pegasus":[
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"The brightest star in Pegasus is Markab, a blue-white giant that marks the southwestern corner of the square. \u2026 The star in the southeastern corner is Algenib .",
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"\u2014 John Stanley , Arizona Republic , 25 Sept. 2010"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8je-",
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"al-\u02c8j\u0113-nib"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1671, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131847"
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},
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"Alger":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Horatio 1832\u20131899 American author":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154825"
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},
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"algin":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various colloidal substances (such as an alginate or alginic acid) derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The hydrating gel mask is infused with seawater algin to smooth fine lines and undereye puffiness, yeast extract to detox and hydrate, and strawberry seed extract to strengthen the skin\u2019s protective barrier. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 May 2021",
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"At the time, local companies would cut the tops off kelp canopies and extracted algin , a chemical that was used for everything from controlling the foam in beer and making desserts moister. \u2014 Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com , 1 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alga + -in entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170905"
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},
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"alginic acid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an insoluble colloidal acid (C 6 H 8 O 6 ) n that in the form of its salts is a constituent of the cell walls of brown algae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02cc)al-\u02c8ji-nik-",
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"(\u02cc)al-\u02ccjin-ik-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary algin + -ic entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173138"
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},
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"alginate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a salt or ester of alginic acid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Review the nutrition labels -- besides salt, the label could use terms such as monosodium glutamate (MSG, common in Chinese food), sodium citrate, sodium alginate and sodium phosphate. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"This new alginate heart, by contrast, has a similar elasticity to real tissue. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 23 Nov. 2020",
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"Modern science takes on a taste as old as time, to put it all Disney-like, using sodium alginate to create bite-sized balloons of olive juice that appear rather like the yolks of Seussian green eggs. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 1 Aug. 2019",
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"With this in mind, Blacklow and her colleagues began with a gellike substance from seaweed called alginate . \u2014 Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS , 24 July 2019",
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"Some common biomaterials for food applications include cellulose from plants, a carbohydrate called chitosan from mushrooms and a carbohydrate called alginate from algae. \u2014 Natalie R. Rubio, The Conversation , 5 July 2019",
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"Squirt the sodium alginate solution into the calcium chloride solution. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2018",
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"Divide the alginate solution into various squirt bottles, or squirt guns. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2018",
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"Add 2 g of food-grade sodium alginate (from $10, amazon.com) to 100 mL of water. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 16 Aug. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202700"
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},
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"alginate fiber":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various fibers made from alginates (as calcium alginate) that are characterized by nonflammability and in some cases by solubility in water or dilute alkaline solutions and are used in making yarns and textiles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-214633"
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},
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"algebraic number":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The tools used to attack it, however, include key advances in algebraic number theory in the late 19th century, as well as in modular forms in the early 20th century. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 14 Oct. 2021",
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"Many of the major lines of research in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry are only possible because of the incisive contribution and illuminating insight of John Tate. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2019",
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"There is a mathematical proof, Arkani-Hamed observed, that all algebraic numbers can be derived from configurations of a finite whole number of intersecting points and lines. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Sep. 2015"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-215618"
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},
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"algedonics":{
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hedonics sense 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-j\u0259-\u02c8d\u00e4-niks"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044146"
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},
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"algivorous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": feeding on algae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)al-\u00a6ji-v(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alga + -i- + -vorous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093635"
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},
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"Algeria":{
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"country in northwestern Africa bordering on the Mediterranean Sea; capital Algiers area 919,595 square miles (2,381,740 square kilometers), population 41,657,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"al-\u02c8jir-\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130147"
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},
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"Algerian fir":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an evergreen tree ( Abies numidica ) having ornamental dark green white-banded leaves":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132108"
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},
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"Algerian ivy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a trailing or climbing vine or shrub ( Hedera canariensis ) resembling English ivy but having reddish twigs and petioles and thin, comparatively large, sometimes variegated leaves":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161748"
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},
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"algebraic logic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": algebra sense 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163129"
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},
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"algolagnia":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a perversion (such as sadism or masochism) characterized by pleasure and especially sexual gratification in inflicting or suffering pain":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-g\u014d-\u02c8lag-n\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek algos pain + lagneia lust, from lagnos lustful \u2014 more at slack":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175748"
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},
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"algo-":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see alg-":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205100"
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},
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"Algol":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a binary star in the constellation Perseus whose larger member orbits and eclipses the smaller, brighter star causing periodic variation in brightness":[],
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": an algebraic computer programming language used especially in mathematical and scientific applications":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-\u02ccg\u00e4l",
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"-\u02ccg\u022fl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Arabic al-gh\u016bl , literally, the ghoul":"Noun",
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"algo rithmic l anguage":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205203"
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},
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"algebra":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic":[],
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": any of various systems or branches of mathematics or logic concerned with the properties and relationships of abstract entities (such as complex numbers, matrices, sets, vectors, groups, rings, or fields) manipulated in symbolic form under operations often analogous to those of arithmetic \u2014 compare boolean algebra":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259-br\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her granddaughter is in a rigorous algebra class, and there\u2019s an archery club. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The image shows two algebra problems attached to trivia questions based on Angelou\u2019s life. \u2014 Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"At age 65, Bill Gates continues to walk through life with all of the brashness of an algebra teacher. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"The verbal portion has done away with grammatical analogies, and the math portion now favors geometry and algebra over riddle-like quantitative reasoning. \u2014 The New Yorker , 24 May 2022",
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"So the next period, algebra just became a little more difficult to pay attention to. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"In a sixth-grade classroom on a recent Tuesday, rather than rows of desks, students sit at small bench tables or at tables with high chairs in groups of four while using colored pencils for an algebra lesson. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"In school, Maurice said Justin played football and basketball and was always helping others with their algebra homework. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"To qualify as a mid-level curriculum, students had to have taken geometry and algebra as well as at least two of three science courses \u2014 biology, chemistry and physics. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin, from Arabic al-jabr , literally, the reduction":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210038"
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"algebraic operation":{
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"definitions":{
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": any combination of a finite number of the operations of addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a usually cream-colored coating fabric with alternate stripes of coarse cotton and fine silk":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220323"
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"algazel":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a gazelle or other antelope of Africa":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Portuguese":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221502"
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"algology":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": phycology":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"al-\u02c8g\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113",
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"al-\u02c8g\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223310"
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},
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"algerita":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": agarita":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-j\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-t\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mexican Spanish, alteration of agarita , alteration of agrita, agrito":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232103"
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},
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"algebraic sum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the aggregate of two or more numbers or quantities taken with regard to their signs (as + or \u2212) according to the rules of addition in algebra":[
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"the algebraic sum of \u22122, 8, and \u22121 is 5"
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],
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"\u2014 compare arithmetical sum":[
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"the algebraic sum of \u22122, 8, and \u22121 is 5"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235219"
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},
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"algebraic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, involving, or according to the laws of algebra":[],
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": involving only a finite number of repetitions of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, extraction of roots, and raising to powers":[
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"algebraic equation"
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],
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"\u2014 compare transcendental":[
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"algebraic equation"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-j\u0259-\u02c8br\u0101-ik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Purely topologically, without any physics\u2014those operations are basic algebraic operations. \u2014 Joanna Thompson, Scientific American , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Often, mathematicians study a topological shape by associating it with algebraic objects called homotopy groups that capture important properties of the shape. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The Andre\u0301-Oort conjecture is about algebraic varieties, which at their most basic level are just the set (or graph) of all the solutions to one polynomial equation or a collection of them. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Feb. 2022",
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"Homology associates to each shape an algebraic object, which can be used to extract information like the number of holes in each dimension. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 9 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Calculate the algebraic difference between these two numbers. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Abstract algebraic structures, lattices are enormous grids with many individual points across two, three, or potentially hundreds of dimensions. \u2014 Adrienne Bernhard, Popular Mechanics , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"The three rearrangements in bold preserve all algebraic relationships among the roots, even beyond these two. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"The hunt will give the students a better understanding of their new campus while introducing algebraic concepts. \u2014 Corbett Smith, Dallas News , 11 June 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235434"
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},
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"algebraic surface":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a surface expressible analytically through an algebraic equation connecting its Cartesian coordinates":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004918"
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},
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"algebra of relations":{
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"type":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a branch of symbolic logic dealing with relations analogously to the manner in which classes are dealt with in the algebra of classes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020043"
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},
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"Algoa Bay":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"inlet of the Indian Ocean on the southeastern coast of Eastern Cape province, Republic of South Africa":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"al-\u02c8g\u014d-\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023923"
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},
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"algebraic topology":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a branch of mathematics that focuses on the application of techniques from abstract algebra to problems of topology":[
|
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"In the past fifteen years, knot theory has unexpectedly expanded in scope and usefulness. It had been an interesting application of algebraic topology since the 1900s and a pastime for those folks with a categorizing bent who would sort knots before that.",
|
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"\u2014 Michael McDaniel , Math Horizons , November 2003"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051748"
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},
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"ALGOL":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a binary star in the constellation Perseus whose larger member orbits and eclipses the smaller, brighter star causing periodic variation in brightness":[],
|
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": an algebraic computer programming language used especially in mathematical and scientific applications":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccg\u022fl",
|
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"\u02c8al-\u02ccg\u00e4l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Arabic al-gh\u016bl , literally, the ghoul":"Noun",
|
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"algo rithmic l anguage":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1959, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053313"
|
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},
|
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"alginic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053454"
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},
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"algebraic arithmetic":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the part of the theory of numbers in which the methods of algebra are used to yield relations between integers":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1654, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055059"
|
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},
|
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"algates":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": wholly , completely":[],
|
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": nevertheless , notwithstanding , yet":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u022fl-\u02ccg\u0101ts"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English algate, algates always, in all ways, entirely, from al all + gate (way), or gates , probably plural of gate ; perhaps influenced by Old Norse alla g\u00f6tu always, throughout":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075932"
|
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},
|
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"algebraic geometry":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Amy Ksir, a math professor who specializes in algebraic geometry , began teaching at the Naval Academy in 2003, receiving tenure in 2007. \u2014 Cathy Alter, Washington Post , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recently Goins, whose research focuses on number theory and algebraic geometry , has been part of a team working to update the Web site Mathematicians of the African Diaspora, also known as the MAD Pages. \u2014 Rachel Crowell, Scientific American , 12 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Professor du Sautoy\u2019s research focuses on number theory, utilizing a wide range of topics such as model theory, algebraic geometry , and analytic methods. \u2014 Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"Finally, in the mid-nineteen-eighties, progress on various aspects of algebraic geometry suggested a way forward to the mathematician Andrew Wiles. \u2014 Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker , 20 June 2021",
|
|
"In the mid-1950s, Is spent a year at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, then a locus of radical advances in topology and algebraic geometry . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 4 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Today, category theory and its next-generation version, higher category theory, are central to many fields of math, from algebraic geometry to mathematical physics. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"In the 1960s, the mathematician Alexander Grothendieck advanced a deeply influential theory about algebraic geometry . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 11 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"One of this year\u2019s four winners, Cambridge University\u2019s Caucher Birkar, was recognized for his pioneering work in an abstract subfield called algebraic geometry . \u2014 Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine , 15 Jan. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080856"
|
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},
|
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"algebraic function":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a function whose dependence on the independent variable or variables is determined by an algebraic equation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1794, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083621"
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},
|
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"algocyan":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": phycocyanin":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02ccal-g\u014d-\u02c8s\u012b-\u02ccan"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alga + -o- + -cyan":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085132"
|
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},
|
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"Algonquian":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a First Nations people of the Ottawa River valley":[],
|
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": the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by these people":[],
|
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": a family of languages spoken by Indigenous peoples from Labrador to Carolina and westward into the Great Plains":[],
|
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": a member of the peoples speaking Algonquian languages":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8g\u00e4\u014b-",
|
|
"al-\u02c8g\u00e4n-kw\u0113-\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Algonquin borrowed from French, earlier Algoumequin, perhaps borrowed from Passamaquoddy-Maliseet (Algonquian language of Maine and New Brunswick) elak\u00f3mkwik \"they are our relatives (or allies)\"; Algonquian from Algonqui ( n ) + -ian entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090004"
|
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},
|
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"Algol variable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variable star with light variations resembling those of the binary star Algol":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from Algol , an eclipsing binary star, from Arabic al-gh\u016bl , literally, the ghoul, ogre":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100532"
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},
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"Algonquin":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"village in northeastern Illinois northwest of Chicago population 30,046":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8g\u00e4\u014b-",
|
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"al-\u02c8g\u00e4n-kw\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102122"
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},
|
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"algodoncillo":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": majagua sense a":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccal-g\u0259-\u02ccd\u00e4n-\u02c8s\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"American Spanish, from Spanish, milkweed, diminutive of algod\u00f3n cotton, from Arabic dialect (Spain) al-qu\u1e6dun the cotton":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104214"
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},
|
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"algebraic form":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a homogeneous rational integral function of two or more variables":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104620"
|
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},
|
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"algebraic curve":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a curve the Cartesian coordinates of whose points are related by an algebraic equation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1704, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110424"
|
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},
|
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"algebra of classes":{
|
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"type":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a branch of symbolic logic sometimes regarded as an independent discipline that deals with classes and has as its main operations the forming of logical products, sums, and complements":[
|
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"\u2014 compare inclusion , membership"
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
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"algodonite":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a copper arsenide mineral Cu 6 As allied to domeykite (specific gravity 7.62)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-g\u0259-\u02c8d\u014d-\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Algodon es mine, Coquimbo province, Chile, its locality + English -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114057"
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"alga":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a plant or plantlike organism of any of several phyla, divisions, or classes of chiefly aquatic usually chlorophyll-containing nonvascular organisms of polyphyletic origin that usually include the green, yellow-green, brown, and red algae in the eukaryotes and especially formerly the cyanobacteria in the prokaryotes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lichens are actually two organisms working together: a fungus and either alga or cyanobacterium. \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"The lagoons are home to a variety of microorganisms, including Dunaliella salina, an alga responsible for the red hue. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"This alga is a critical food source for brine shrimp and other salt-tolerant species, which attract migratory shorebirds. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The course, woolly textured alga was found in a portion of the Upper Manistee River in Kalkaska County. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"The secret to photosynthesis passed to the alga and all its heirs. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Yet the verdant spheres are a different organism altogether: Chlorella, an alga that occasionally takes refuge within the confines of the paramecium\u2019s cushy cell membrane. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 June 2021",
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"This particular photograph also documents the incremental nature of the scientific method: DNA analysis has shown that people mistakenly lumped at least three alga species under the name Halymenia latifolia since that label was created. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 29 Mar. 2021",
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"Once the water temperature returns to normal, any polyps that haven\u2019t starved to death will host another alga . \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 8 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, seaweed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1551, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120619"
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},
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"algebraic equation":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an equation obtained by equating to zero a sum of a finite number of terms each one of which is a product of positive integral powers (including the zero power) of the variables":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1657, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121347"
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},
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"Algeciras":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city and port on the Bay of Algeciras west of Gibraltar in southwestern Spain population 101,468":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4l-h\u0101-\u02c8th\u0113-r\u00e4s",
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"\u02ccal-j\u0259-\u02c8sir-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121459"
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},
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"alg":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"algebra":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135318"
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},
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"algraphy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a lithographic process in which an aluminum plate is used instead of a stone":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"al uminum + -graphy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142312"
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},
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"Algoman":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the mountain-making movements and granitic intrusion commonly referred to the middle of the Proterozoic era":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Algoma , district in Ontario, Canada + English -an or -ian or -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151340"
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},
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"algebraize":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to perform by algebra : reduce (a verbal or numerical statement) to algebraic form":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-j\u0259-br\u0259-\u02cc\u012bz",
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"-\u02ccbr\u0101-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151931"
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},
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"algebraization":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the act or process of algebraizing":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccal-j\u0259-\u02ccbr\u0101-\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152212"
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},
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"Algren":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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"Nelson 1909\u20131981 American author":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u022fl-gr\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155715"
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},
|
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"algebraic expression":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an expression obtained by a finite number of the fundamental operations of algebra upon symbols representing numbers":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1764, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160155"
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},
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"alguacil":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an officer of justice in Spain, formerly of high rank, now of inferior rank":[],
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": a sheriff or constable in Latin-American countries or in regions under Spanish influence":[]
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6al-gw\u0259-\u00a6s\u0113l",
|
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"-\u00a6sil"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish alguacil (formerly alguazil ), from Arabic al-waz\u012br the vizier":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161420"
|
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},
|
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"algal-algal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259l-\u02c8al-g\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of agar-agar":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-162911"
|
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},
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"algous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to, of the nature of, or full of algae":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin algosus , from alga + -osus -ous":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1742, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180308"
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},
|
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"algum":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tree mentioned in the Old Testament, probably cypress, perhaps sandalwood or walnut":[],
|
|
": red sandalwood":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8al-\u02ccg\u0259m also \u02c8\u022fl-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from (assumed) Hebrew alg\u014dm, alm\u014dg (attested only in plural as algumm\u012bm, almugg\u012bm )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180454"
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},
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"algal disease":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": red rust sense 3a":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184448"
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},
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"algorithmics":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the study, analysis, and development of algorithms":[
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"This week, he is the chief organizer of a heavyweight conference there titled \"New Directions in Cluster Supercomputing,\" which will examine, among other things, \"the use of parallel algorithmics and cluster computing in phylogenetics, genomics and neurobiology.\"",
|
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"\u2014 John Kifner , New York Times , 12 June 2001"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6al-g\u0259-\u00a6rit\u035fh-miks"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1979, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193602"
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},
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"algorithm":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259-\u02ccri-t\u035fh\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Who\u2019s to blame if an algorithm is wrong and leads to tragic consequences? \u2014 Eric Grosse, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Scholars who study the impacts of technology on society will tell you that tech is virtually never neutral, and almost no algorithm is unbiased. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Another issue is that the in order to keep the plasma controlled inside the tokamak, the control algorithm must be able to make extremely fast decisions, executing adjustments to the magnet fields in just fractions of a second. \u2014 Jeremy Kahn, Fortune , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"The algorithm that predicts your musical preferences is less sophisticated than the cosmic intellect Laplace had in mind. \u2014 Meghan O'gieblyn, Wired , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Algorithms, explained At its most basic, an algorithm is a series of instructions. \u2014 Rachel Metz, CNN , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
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"But there\u2019s still room for improvement, as the backpropagation algorithm was still more accurate, and neither fully matches human capabilities. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But no algorithm is perfect, and at Amazon's size even a small margin of error can be considered a huge success internally and still inflict a lot of pain on drivers. \u2014 Spencer Soper Bloomberg News, Star Tribune , 28 June 2021",
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"Some of them definitely recognize that the YouTube algorithm can be a finicky beast and that, relatively speaking, a podcast subscriber or follower has a more direct connection that doesn\u2019t waver in the same way. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 4 May 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of Middle English algorisme , from Old French & Medieval Latin; Old French, from Medieval Latin algorismus , from Arabic al-khuw\u0101rizmi , from al-Khw\u0101rizm\u012b flourished a.d. 825 Islamic mathematician":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195031"
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},
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"algaroba":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": carob sense 1":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccal-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-b\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish algarroba , from Arabic al-kharr\u016bba the carob":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195553"
|
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},
|
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"algal fungus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any fungus of the class Phycomycetes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200621"
|
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},
|
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"algophagous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": feeding on algae":[
|
|
"algophagous insects"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"al-\u02c8g\u00e4-f\u0259-g\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alga + -o- + -phagous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200721"
|
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},
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"algarrobilla":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the seeds and pods of certain leguminous trees and shrubs (especially of Pithecolobium parvifolium, Caesalpinia brevifolia , and Prosopis juliflora ) having astringent properties and used for tanning and dyeing":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"American Spanish algarrobilla , from Spanish, carob tree, diminutive of algarroba":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201754"
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},
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"algarrobin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a brown dyestuff and mordant of Argentina said to be obtained from the wood of the carob tree":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccal-g\u0259-\u02c8r\u014d-b\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"algarroba + -in":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1916, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201915"
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},
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"algoid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of the nature of or resembling an alga":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-\u02ccg\u022fid"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary alga + -oid":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-203813"
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},
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"algorist":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of a school of medieval mathematicians who made use of the algorismic notation":[
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"\u2014 opposed to abacist"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259-rist"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"algor ism + -ist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204459"
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},
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"algorism":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the system of Arabic numerals":[],
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": the art of calculating by means of nine figures and zero : arithmetic":[],
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": the art of calculating with any species of notation":[
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"the algorism of fractions"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English augrim, algorisme , from Old French & Medieval Latin; Old French augorisme , from Medieval Latin algorismus , from Arabic al-khuw\u0101rizmi , after abu-Ja\u02bdfar Mohammed ibn-M\u016bsa al-Khuw\u0101rizmi , flourished 825 a.d. Persian mathematician":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210258"
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},
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"Algaroth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": powder of algaroth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fth",
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"-\u02ccr\u00e4th"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211242"
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},
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"algal layer":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": gonidial layer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211633"
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},
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"Algarve":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"medieval Moorish kingdom that is now a province of Portugal on its southern coast":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00e4l-\u02c8g\u00e4r-v\u0259",
|
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"al-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212855"
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},
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"algorismic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the system of Arabic numerals":[],
|
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": the art of calculating by means of nine figures and zero : arithmetic":[],
|
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": the art of calculating with any species of notation":[
|
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"the algorism of fractions"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8al-g\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English augrim, algorisme , from Old French & Medieval Latin; Old French augorisme , from Medieval Latin algorismus , from Arabic al-khuw\u0101rizmi , after abu-Ja\u02bdfar Mohammed ibn-M\u016bsa al-Khuw\u0101rizmi , flourished 825 a.d. Persian mathematician":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224402"
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}
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} |