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6304 lines
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{
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"Amen glass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a drinking glass from 18th century England with an inscription on the side that professes support for James III, claimant to the British crown":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130028",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ameliorate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"worsen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to grow better":[],
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": to make better or more tolerable":[
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"medicine to ameliorate the pain"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The disparate impact of the risk imposed by the \"loser pays\" rule can be ameliorated . Indeed, there are features of the British legal system which have led some observers to find the rule \u2026 to be considerably more benign to poorer litigants. \u2014 Edward F. Sherman , Texas Law Review , June 1998",
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"And, after all, some illnesses are psychogenic. Many can be at least ameliorated by a positive cast of mind. \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
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"Even the abolitionists gave their attention not to the task of ameliorating conditions among slaves but to transforming slaves into free people. \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Land of Room Enough,\" 1981 , in Race and History , 1989",
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"trying to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs",
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"This medicine should help ameliorate the pain.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Deploy the budget to ameliorate the underlying issues; provide housing, job training, mental health services, etc. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
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"Hopefully, governments will check their math before rolling out policies to ameliorate the current situation. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Thursday unveiled a complex web of subsidies to ameliorate energy bills. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Although a huge subject all by itself, one recent bit of news may ameliorate the climate crisis, at least for extreme weather events. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"My first response to death is a sense of trying to ameliorate what happened and put the situation right. \u2014 Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
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"The Clean Air and Clean Water Acts helped ameliorate those, but there is still so much more to do to protect the earth, Weir says. \u2014 Marty Munson, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Quin and Simin Frazer, a married couple who have lived in a nearby town home since 2004, left the meeting unpersuaded that Bally\u2019s could do enough to ameliorate their concerns. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Lawmakers in Washington, to their credit, initially intervened to ameliorate those effects and save untold lives. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 12 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of meliorate \u2014 see meliorate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113l-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ameliorate improve , better , help , ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. measures to further improve the quality of medical care immigrants hoping to better their lot help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement. a coat of paint would help that house ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure. tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements",
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"synonyms":[
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"amend",
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"better",
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"enhance",
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"enrich",
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"help",
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"improve",
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"meliorate",
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"perfect",
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"refine",
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"upgrade"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080230",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"amenability":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disinclined",
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"unamenable",
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"unwilling"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited":[
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"The data is amenable to analysis."
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],
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": liable to be brought to account : answerable":[
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"citizens amenable to the law"
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],
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": readily brought to yield , submit, or cooperate":[
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"a government not amenable to change"
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],
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": willing sense 1":[
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"was amenable to spending more time at home"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. \u2014 Jason L. Riley , Wall Street Journal , 16 Jan. 2003",
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"While no one yet knows how wide \u2026 margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable . \u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik , Publishers Weekly , 14 June 1999",
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"Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. \u2014 Marc B. Garnick et al. , Scientific American , December 1998",
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"\u2026 depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy \u2026 \u2014 Sherry Turkle , London Review of Books , 19 Mar. 1998",
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"whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable \u2014just let me know",
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"our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In theory, Trump was amenable to dismantling the administrative state, to pushing norms and institutions beyond their breaking points, even to reaping the benefits of a full autocratic breakthrough. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"Karen Busch, an art teacher at Avon High School, answered a post on social media from Mike Schrull, commander at Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, wondering if anyone was amenable to the idea of creating the ceramic poppies. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
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"Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"Milley seems amenable to the prospect of Biden seeking to find savings in defense budgets. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 17 Jan. 2021",
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"At that time, Bain pointed toward recent surveys that indicated that a multipurpose trail was amenable to a majority of residents. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Gorsuch and Thomas seemed the most amenable to Texas' arguments Tuesday. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The bird seemed amenable to conversation despite Winchester\u2019s trembling frame and cold stare. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener \"to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead\" (also continental Old French) (from a- \u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + mener \"to lead, bring\") + able -able \u2014 more at demean entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8me-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02c8me-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amenable responsible , answerable , accountable , amenable , liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas",
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"synonyms":[
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"disposed",
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"fain",
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"game",
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"glad",
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"inclined",
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"minded",
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"ready",
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"willing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051643",
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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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},
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"amenable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disinclined",
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"unamenable",
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"unwilling"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited":[
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"The data is amenable to analysis."
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],
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": liable to be brought to account : answerable":[
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"citizens amenable to the law"
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],
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": readily brought to yield , submit, or cooperate":[
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"a government not amenable to change"
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],
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": willing sense 1":[
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"was amenable to spending more time at home"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. \u2014 Jason L. Riley , Wall Street Journal , 16 Jan. 2003",
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"While no one yet knows how wide \u2026 margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable . \u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik , Publishers Weekly , 14 June 1999",
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"Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. \u2014 Marc B. Garnick et al. , Scientific American , December 1998",
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"\u2026 depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy \u2026 \u2014 Sherry Turkle , London Review of Books , 19 Mar. 1998",
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"whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable \u2014just let me know",
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"our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In theory, Trump was amenable to dismantling the administrative state, to pushing norms and institutions beyond their breaking points, even to reaping the benefits of a full autocratic breakthrough. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"Karen Busch, an art teacher at Avon High School, answered a post on social media from Mike Schrull, commander at Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, wondering if anyone was amenable to the idea of creating the ceramic poppies. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
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"Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"Milley seems amenable to the prospect of Biden seeking to find savings in defense budgets. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 17 Jan. 2021",
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"At that time, Bain pointed toward recent surveys that indicated that a multipurpose trail was amenable to a majority of residents. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Gorsuch and Thomas seemed the most amenable to Texas' arguments Tuesday. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The bird seemed amenable to conversation despite Winchester\u2019s trembling frame and cold stare. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener \"to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead\" (also continental Old French) (from a- \u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + mener \"to lead, bring\") + able -able \u2014 more at demean entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8me-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02c8me-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amenable responsible , answerable , accountable , amenable , liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas",
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"synonyms":[
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"disposed",
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"fain",
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"game",
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"glad",
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"inclined",
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"minded",
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"ready",
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"willing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050536",
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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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},
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"amend":{
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"antonyms":[
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"worsen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to change or modify (something) for the better : improve":[
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"amend the situation"
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],
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": to reform oneself":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The country's constitution was amended to allow women to vote.",
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"They voted to amend the law in 1920.",
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"He tried to amend the situation by apologizing to me.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Navajo Nation would also need to amend taxing jurisdictions on the sale of marijuana goods in retail store settings. \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"The petition seeks to amend state law to raise the minimum wage in increments over the next five years. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
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"The aim of the crypto provision is to amend federal law on digital asset information reporting by expanding the reporting requirements for brokers. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"Orban cast the moves as an attempt by the EU to force Hungary to amend its controversial law on the depiction of homosexuality, though the rule of law report made no mention of that legislation. \u2014 Justin Spike, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
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"To amend the constitution, the legislature must pass legislation two years in a row \u2014 with an election in between \u2014 and then win approval from voters in a referendum. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
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"Voters chose to amend the Ohio Constitution to create a fairer process in belief that the legislature would look more, percentage wise, like Ohio voters by party. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
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"Protesters had marched there to demand that lawmakers not delay the election or amend the constitution to allow Mr. Widodo to run again in 2024. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In Arkansas, one of only two Southern states that allow citizen initiatives to directly amend its constitution, an effort is underway to allow voters in November to decide if marijuana use should be allowed for people over age 21. \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French amender , modification of Latin emendare , from e, ex out + menda fault; akin to Latin mendax lying, mendicus beggar, and perhaps to Sanskrit mind\u0101 physical defect":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8mend"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amend correct , rectify , emend , remedy , redress , amend , reform , revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. correct your spelling rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. set out to remedy the evils of the world redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. redress past social injustices amend , reform , revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes amend a law , reform implying drastic change plans to reform the court system , and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes. revise the schedule",
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"synonyms":[
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"ameliorate",
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"better",
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"enhance",
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"enrich",
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"help",
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"improve",
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"meliorate",
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"perfect",
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"refine",
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"upgrade"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031950",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"amendatory":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": corrective":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a bill of rights was seen as a much-needed amendatory supplement to the national constitution",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Raoul\u2019s comments on Tuesday came one day after Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite a gun control measure that would have established a 72-hour waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"amend + -atory (as in emendatory )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113",
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"corrective",
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"rectifying",
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"reformative",
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"reformatory",
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"remedial",
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"remedying"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112110",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"amende honorable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, honorable reparation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0227m\u00e4\u00e4\u207fd\u022fn\u022fr\u0227bl\u1d4a",
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"-b(l\u0259)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192747",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amended":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": changed or modified especially to make a correction or improvement":[
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"filed an amended tax return",
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"\u2026 the House passed the amended bill \u2026",
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"\u2014 Paul K. Longmore",
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"Dig a hole \u2026 . Amend the backfill soil with 50 percent peat, set the plant in the hole, fill in with the amended soil, and mulch well around the plant.",
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"\u2014 Jim McCausland"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133916",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"amendment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a material (such as compost or sand) that aids plant growth indirectly by improving the condition of the soil":[
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"soil amendments"
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],
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": an alteration proposed or effected by this process":[
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"a constitutional amendment"
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],
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": the act of amending something : correction":[],
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": the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure":[
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"rights that were granted by amendment of the Constitution"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"California state lawmakers are expected as soon as Monday to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"On Monday, California state lawmakers are expected to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"But the council backed an amendment on Monday that would allow the board to investigate evidence, interview witnesses, review body cameras and issue subpoenas as part of its review of the outcomes of the ACC\u2019s disciplinary matters. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"Advocates of redistricting reform are mulling their options, which include placing a new constitutional amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Anna Staver, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
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"However, at a Dec. 28 meeting, council didn\u2019t have enough votes to place the charter amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"There has been talk of creating a constitutional amendment on the 2022 statewide ballot to ban executions, a proposal under consideration in the California Legislature. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"The Tribe, though, helped finance the petition drive to get the amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"If voters approve the constitutional amendment on or before the 2025 spring election, the final election for state superintendent required by the state constitution would be the one this year when Jill Underly defeated Deb Kerr for the position. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see amend":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8mend-m\u0259nt",
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"\u0259-\u02c8men(d)-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"correction",
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"emendation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064856",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amends":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": compensation for a loss or injury : recompense":[
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"trying to make amends for his bad behavior"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the wake of mocking parodies on TikTok, Timberlake took to social media to make amends . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
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"After a 50 year absence, a renowned Parisian tailor and drag queen returns to his hometown in Poland to make amends with his daughter. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 June 2022",
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"And then of people trying to make amends for their crime. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
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"One of Netflix's hit shows, Ozark stars Jason Bateman as Marty, a financial advisor whose money laundering goes wrong, forcing him to relocate his family to the Ozarks in Missouri to make amends with a cartel he's wronged. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
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"Disney tries to make amends for an employee who snatched a ring mid-proposal, but the couple says no. \u2014 Colby Hentges, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"The couple did, however, make amends before Catherine\u2019s death. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
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"Your impulse to apologize, make amends , or work on paying down your Karmic debt is laudable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
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"Your impulse to apologize, make amends , or work on paying down your Karmic debt is laudable. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English amendes , from Anglo-French, plural of amende reparation, from amender":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8mendz",
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"\u0259-\u02c8men(d)z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080515",
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"type":[
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"noun plural",
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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]
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},
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"amene":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": agreeable , pleasing":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin amoenus , perhaps akin to amare to love":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180549",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"amenity":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value":[],
|
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": something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships":[
|
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"maintaining social amenities"
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],
|
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": something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment":[
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"hotels with modern amenities",
|
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"providing residents with the basic amenities"
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],
|
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": the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure":[],
|
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": the quality of being pleasant or agreeable":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The hotel has every amenity you could want.",
|
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"an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The sculpture will actually face away from the street and toward the trail, offering weight to its intention as a pedestrian amenity . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Steven Litt reports the park is envisioned as a near-term, partial downpayment on the health system\u2019s promise to create a 12-acre park along the street by 2026 as its green front door and as a major new amenity in the Clark Fulton neighborhood. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
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"The debate has pitted those who support redevelopment, including Fonfara and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, against those who say the airport should be further invested in as an economic development amenity . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Qatar is the only airline in the world to partner with Diptyque for inflight amenity kits. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
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"As a result, the town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is now home to the first fully accessible boutique hotel, The Schoolhouse Hotel, where every room and amenity is fully ADA-compliant. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
|
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"But those two committees also tabled Sherwin-Williams\u2019s request for approval of landscape and site amenity plans. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
|
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"At the property, every amenity and detail were thought of to create the most self-sufficient getaway for family and friends. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
|
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"For post-pandemic travelers, a reliable internet connection is a utility, not an amenity . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English amenite , from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas , from amoenus pleasant":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8m\u0113-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8me-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attention",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
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"formality",
|
|
"gesture",
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
|
"politeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021533",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"American dog tick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common North American ixodid tick ( Dermacentor variabilis ) especially of dogs and humans that is an important vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162652"
|
|
},
|
|
"amen corner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a conspicuous corner in a church occupied by fervent worshippers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-\u02ccmen-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173843"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dipper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dipper sense 2a(1)":[
|
|
"We spotted American dippers , birds that walk under water in search of aquatic insects and confound scientists with their ability to withstand icy mountain stream temperatures.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kristi Streiffert, Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington) , 3 Sept. 2000"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192631"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dewberry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a prostrate dewberry ( Rubus hispidus ) found in eastern North America having persistent trifoliolate leaves, white flowers, and small reddish black fruit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194800"
|
|
},
|
|
"American shorthair":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of cats with a short thick coat of variable color and pattern that are descended from cats brought to America by European settlers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213526"
|
|
},
|
|
"american dog tick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common North American ixodid tick ( Dermacentor variabilis ) especially of dogs and humans that is an important vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225825"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dog violet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a leafy-stemmed violet ( Viola conspersa ) with pale flowers found in moist woods":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005032"
|
|
},
|
|
"American mountain ash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mountain ash ( Sorbus americana ) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that is typically 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9.1 meters) tall and has showy clusters of small white flowers and bright orange-red berrylike fruits that are technically pomes":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare european mountain ash"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013842"
|
|
},
|
|
"American nettle tree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hackberry sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1764, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055700"
|
|
},
|
|
"american mountain ash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mountain ash ( Sorbus americana ) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that is typically 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9.1 meters) tall and has showy clusters of small white flowers and bright orange-red berrylike fruits that are technically pomes":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare european mountain ash"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061931"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dream":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"good life"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with the acquisition of a big house in the suburbs, they felt as though the American dream had indeed become a reality for them"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064058"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dwarf birch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shrub ( Betula glandulosa ) of the colder parts of North America with short aments and roundish glandular leaves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073553"
|
|
},
|
|
"amen cadence":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plagal cadence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092407"
|
|
},
|
|
"American pipit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pipit ( Anthus rubescens ) that inhabits open areas of North America and Asia and has brown upperparts, buff underparts usually with streaks, and dark-colored legs":[
|
|
"American pipits strutted like chickens and bobbed their tails while feeding in the fields and along the roadsides.",
|
|
"\u2014 James M. McCarty, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) , 27 Mar. 2008"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093458"
|
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},
|
|
"American basswood":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medium to large linden tree ( Tilia americana ) of central and eastern North America that has large heart-shaped leaves and soft light wood and that includes several cultivars planted especially as shade trees":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare white basswood"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113128"
|
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},
|
|
"American Beauty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a long-stemmed rose with deep-pink to purplish-red flowers that is a variety of hybrid perpetual rose":[
|
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"The bush form of American Beauty , a mauve-tinged pink hybrid perpetual, was introduced in 1886, and it soon became a hit on the basis of its name alone.",
|
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"\u2014 Adrian Higgins , Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2009",
|
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"Love usually finds expression today on Valentine's Day in a dozen American Beauties \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Dana Bartholomew , Daily News of Los Angeles , 14 Feb. 2002",
|
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"Hardly anyone grows ' American Beauty ' now, except for rosarians with inexhaustible patience and a passion for rare antiques.",
|
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"\u2014 Douglas Brenner & Stephen Scanniello , A Rose by Any Name , 2009"
|
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],
|
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": a deep purplish red that is redder and paler than hollyhock, redder and less strong than magenta (see magenta sense 2a ), and less strong and slightly redder and darker than harvard crimson (see harvard crimson 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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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114231"
|
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},
|
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"american plan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a hotel plan whereby the daily rates cover the costs of the room and three meals \u2014 compare european plan":[]
|
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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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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131430"
|
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},
|
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"american staffordshire terrier":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"The native American beautyberry comes to life, maturing bright purple clusters of pea-size fruits along the stems.",
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"\u2014 Tom MacCubbin , Orlando Sentinel , 30 Sept. 1995"
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"definitions":{
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": a sign language that is used especially for communication by and with deaf people and is the formal sign language of the United States and English-speaking Canada and also serves as the basis for various sign languages in other countries (such as Thailand, Nigeria, and Bolivia)":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation ASL"
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"The American golden plover migrates from Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S. to South America\u2014a nonstop journey of some 2,500 miles over open ocean.",
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"\u2014 Bill Herald, The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) , 15 Sept. 2007"
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"American plane":{
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"On the moss-covered boulder at the edge of the creek was a handsome American spikenard , a perennial that grows in similar habitats in the eastern United States.",
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"\u2014 Robert H. Mohlenbrock , Natural History , March 1989"
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"American plum":{
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"definitions":{
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": any of various cultivated plums derived chiefly from native American plums (as from Prunus americana ) \u2014 compare european plum":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a woodland fern ( Dryopteris spinulosa intermedia ) of eastern North America with pinnae bearing glandular hairs":[]
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"American poplar":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": tulip tree":[]
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},
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"American fried potatoes":{
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"definitions":{
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": hashed brown potatoes":[]
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"American basement":{
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"definitions":{
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": a basement story above the ground level containing the principal entrance to the building":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202906"
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"American Staffordshire terrier":{
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"type":[
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"first_known_use":{
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203955"
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"americani":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": unbleached cotton sheeting originally made in America and used in Africa and the Far East":[]
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Swahili, from English American entry 2":""
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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":"20220709-204140"
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"American moss":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": spanish moss":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204303"
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"Ames test":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a test for identifying potential carcinogens by studying their mutagenic effect on bacteria":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101mz-"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bruce N. Ames born 1928 American biochemist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094400"
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"American quarter horse":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": quarter horse":[
|
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"The trio will ride American quarter horses , the oldest surviving American breed and also the most numerous, with 800,000 registered worldwide.",
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"\u2014 Anne Hart , Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 1 Aug. 1996",
|
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"American quarter horses are the sport's drag racers\u2014full of speed and power and always ready to run.",
|
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"\u2014 John Erardi , Cincinnati Enquirer , 11 Sept. 2008"
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]
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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":"20220709-210230"
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},
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"American goldeneye":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a duck of the North American subspecies ( americana ) of the goldeneye being stocky, medium sized, and large headed with the male chiefly black and white, the female brown and gray":[]
|
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},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210854"
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"American bison":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large North American bison ( Bison bison ) that has a dense coat of dark brown fur with a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck, short hollow horns, and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump over the shoulders and that formerly was abundant in North America but is now reduced to small populations of plains and prairies chiefly of the central U.S. and Canada : buffalo sense 1c(1)":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221648"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of cats with a short thick coat of variable color and pattern that are descended from cats brought to America by European settlers":[]
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221956"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shad ( Alosa sapidissima ) of the Atlantic coast of North America that has a greenish back and silvery sides":[]
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225259"
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"American horse chestnut":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": ohio buckeye":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225852"
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of insects that includes certain primitive orders (as Thysanura) that undergo an inconspicuous metamorphosis":[]
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},
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"\u02cc\u0101m\u0259\u02c8tab\u0259l\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 ametabolos unchanged":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231141"
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},
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"American ebony":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": granadilla tree":[]
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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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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232003"
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},
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"American nightshade":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pokeweed":[],
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": ditch stonecrop":[]
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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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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232530"
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},
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"American plaice":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small, brownish flounder ( Hippoglossoides platessoides ) found on both coasts of the north Atlantic that has a large mouth and both eyes on the right side":[
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"While bowheads are doing better because commercial hunting has ended, the situation is dire for the American plaice , a flatfish that experts fear is in the midst of a cod-like collapse due to massive overharvesting in Canadian waters.",
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"\u2014 Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail (Canada) , 5 May 2009"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235819"
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},
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"American ipecac":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": indian physic":[]
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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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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002216"
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},
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"Americano":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coffee consisting of espresso diluted with hot water : caf\u00e9 americano":[
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"Kudos went to an Americano with the ideal ratio of water to espresso.",
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"\u2014 Andrea K. Scott"
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],
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": a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, bitters, and soda water":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccme-r\u0259-",
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"\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\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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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004830"
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},
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"American bittern":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large North American marsh bird ( Botaurus lentiginosus ) that is related to the herons and has a brown body, dark gray outer wings, and a black stripe down each side of the neck":[]
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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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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010817"
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},
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"amethyst":{
|
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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 clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone":[],
|
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": a deep purple variety of corundum":[],
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": a moderate purple":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-(\u02cc)thist",
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"\u02c8a-m\u0259-th\u0259st"
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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 piece was silver and featured a purple amethyst atop the thistle. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
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"Made in 1661, the golden globe is surrounded by a cross set with emeralds, diamonds, rubies, pearls and sapphires, and a large amethyst on top. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 19 June 2022",
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"Be sure to head over to the Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals to see an array of spectacles, including an 850-pound amethyst and roam through the museum's habitats to spot Texas wildlife. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 20 May 2022",
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"An amethyst taffeta tunic was topped by an aquamarine band at the chest and cut through by wet-suit zips. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"An amethyst may make a good metaphor for geology as a whole. \u2014 Howard Lee, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
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"Other additions include gold sconces with white shades on either side of the vanity, a black-and-white marble mosaic floor, a large leaning floor mirror and a Cambria quartz countertop that\u2019s white with flecks of gold and amethyst . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"While this option features jade, there are other similar tools composed of rose quartz or amethyst too. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
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"And this amethyst and turquoise bib was created for a client that spoke it fluently. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English amatiste , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin amethystus , from Greek amethystos , literally, remedy against drunkenness, from a- + methyein to be drunk, from methy wine \u2014 more at mead":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011234"
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},
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"American":{
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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 American Indian of North America or South America":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of North America or South America":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of the U.S. : a U.S. citizen":[],
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": american english":[],
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": of or relating to America":[
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"American people"
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],
|
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": of or relating to the U.S. or its possessions or original territory":[
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"American soldiers",
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"American embassies",
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"American states",
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"American culture"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8m\u0259r-",
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259n",
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"-\u02c8me-r\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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"Noun",
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"Americans in all 50 states.",
|
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"The President's speech began with the words \u201cMy fellow Americans \u2026\u201d."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011848"
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},
|
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"American black bear":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": black bear sense 1":[
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"With a population of more than 450,000, the American black bear now outnumbers all other bears put together and is not threatened with extinction.",
|
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"\u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 1 May 1990"
|
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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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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015303"
|
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},
|
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"american english":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the English language as spoken in the U.S.":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially with the implication that it is clearly distinguishable from British English yet not so divergent as to be a separate language"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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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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"There are many differences between British English and American English ."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021846"
|
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},
|
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"American paint horse":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of horses developed in the U.S. from quarter horse or Thoroughbred ancestry that have irregular broad markings of white interspersed with some other solid color":[
|
|
"While the colorful coat pattern is essential to the identity of the breed, American paint horses have strict bloodline requirements and a distinctive stock-horse body type \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alicia Doyle",
|
|
"American Paint Horses boast bright colors of bay, black or chestnut overlaying white in large patterns. It is a registered, pedigreed breed, which sets it apart from the similar pinto horse.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024528"
|
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},
|
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"American cheese":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a processed cheese made from American cheddar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025441"
|
|
},
|
|
"amercement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English amercien , from Anglo-French amercier , from Old French a merci at (one's) mercy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044734"
|
|
},
|
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"American trotter":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": standardbred":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050108"
|
|
},
|
|
"american bison":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large North American bison ( Bison bison ) that has a dense coat of dark brown fur with a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck, short hollow horns, and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump over the shoulders and that formerly was abundant in North America but is now reduced to small populations of plains and prairies chiefly of the central U.S. and Canada : buffalo sense 1c(1)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050212"
|
|
},
|
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"amenance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": behavior , bearing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Anglo-French, action of bringing, from Middle French amener + -ance":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-051644"
|
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},
|
|
"amerce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 amercien , from Anglo-French amercier , from Old French a merci at (one's) mercy":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052347"
|
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},
|
|
"American chop suey":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dish of elbow macaroni, ground beef, and tomatoes or tomato sauce typically with chopped onions and green peppers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052514"
|
|
},
|
|
"American cherry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": black cherry sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1741, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052645"
|
|
},
|
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"America":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"either continent (North America or South America) of the western hemisphere":[],
|
|
"the lands of the western hemisphere including North, Central, and South America and the West Indies":[],
|
|
"united states of america":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8me-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-053937"
|
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},
|
|
"American pansy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bird's-foot violet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054838"
|
|
},
|
|
"Amerasian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-zh\u0259n",
|
|
"-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"Amer ican + Asian":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055250"
|
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},
|
|
"American Depositary Receipt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a negotiable receipt that represents ownership of a foreign stock held in trust (as by the foreign branch of a U.S. bank) for an American citizen and that can be traded in dollars like shares of domestic companies":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063143"
|
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},
|
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"ametropia":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an abnormal refractive condition (such as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism) of the eye in which images fail to focus upon the retina":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-m\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259",
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"\u02ccam-\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-p\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 ametros without measure (from a- + metron measure) + New Latin -opia \u2014 more at measure":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063336"
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},
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"American saddlebred":{
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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 a breed of 3-gaited or 5-gaited saddle horses developed chiefly in Kentucky from Thoroughbreds and smooth-gaited stock":[]
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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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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-065713"
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},
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"American service tree":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": mountain ash sense 1":[]
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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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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071001"
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},
|
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"American gooseberry":{
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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 several tropical American shrubs constituting a genus Heterotrichum of the family Melastomaceae and being often cultivated in warm regions for their showy panicles of white or pink flowers":[]
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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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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072150"
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},
|
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"American elm":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large elm ( Ulmus americana ) of eastern and central North America that has gradually spreading branches and pendulous branchlets":[]
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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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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073200"
|
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},
|
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"American gooseberry mildew":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a powdery mildew ( Sphaerotheca mors-uvae ) of the gooseberry":[]
|
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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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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073242"
|
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},
|
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"American football":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an American game that is played between two teams of 11 players each and in which the ball is moved forward by running or passing":[]
|
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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":"20220710-073733"
|
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},
|
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"American crow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": crow sense 1c":[
|
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"Everyone knows the American crow , a large black bird that often roosts in enormous flocks during the winter. Its call is the simple and familiar, \"caw, caw, caw.\"",
|
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"\u2014 Scott Shalaway , Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette , 25 Mar. 2007"
|
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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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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080501"
|
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},
|
|
"American fluke":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the large liver fluke ( Fascioloides magna ) of cattle and related game mammals \u2014 compare liver fluke":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090442"
|
|
},
|
|
"American chestnut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chestnut sense 1b(1)":[
|
|
"The new fungus does not harm the trees, so it now seems possible that the American chestnut , which once accounted for three out of every four trees in the Appalachians, will rise again.",
|
|
"\u2014 John P. Wiley, Jr., Smithsonian , August 1986"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091042"
|
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},
|
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"American chameleon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": green anole":[
|
|
"\u2026 a genus of small lizards that includes the well-known American chameleon \u2014lying along a leaf, its tail a neat extension of the leaf tip.",
|
|
"\u2014 Doug Wechsler"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091450"
|
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},
|
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"American crocodile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tropical American crocodile ( Crocodylus acutus ) whose range extends to Florida":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1787, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094930"
|
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},
|
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"American saffron":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": safflower sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100238"
|
|
},
|
|
"American ginseng":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a ginseng ( Panax quinquefolius ) native to eastern North America having an aromatic root used in herbal medicine":[
|
|
"In Asian culture it's believed that Asian ginseng has a heating effect of yang, while American ginseng has a cooling effect of yin.",
|
|
"\u2014 Walter Nicholls , Washington Post , 16 June 2004",
|
|
"Wild American ginseng root is prized in Asia for its medicinal qualities, and so much of it has been harvested over the past three centuries that the plant, Panax quinquefolius , is now a protected species.",
|
|
"\u2014 Henry Fountain , New York Times , 15 Feb. 2005"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100327"
|
|
},
|
|
"Americanese":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": american english":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccme-r\u0259-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0259-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113z",
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u0113s",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0259r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100801"
|
|
},
|
|
"American class":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of breeds of domestic fowls originated or developed chiefly in North America \u2014 compare mediterranean class":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092913"
|
|
},
|
|
"american wigeon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a North American wigeon ( Anas americana ) that has a short, black-tipped, pale blue bill and in the male a white crown and large white patch on each wing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102258"
|
|
},
|
|
"American English":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the English language as spoken in the U.S.":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially with the implication that it is clearly distinguishable from British English yet not so divergent as to be a separate language"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There are many differences between British English and American English ."
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102826"
|
|
},
|
|
"American foulbrood":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": foulbrood of the honeybee caused by a bacterium ( Paenibacillus larvae synonym Bacillus larvae ) and characterized by a ropy or gummy condition of affected larvae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103311"
|
|
},
|
|
"American water spaniel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of medium-sized spaniels of U.S. origin that have a thick curly chocolate or liver-colored coat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104445"
|
|
},
|
|
"America Firster":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a former organization (the America First Committee) that opposed U.S. entry into World War II":[],
|
|
": an American who believes that the interests of the U.S. should always take priority over those of other countries and that the U.S. should avoid involvement in international affairs":[
|
|
"Meanwhile, grass-roots conservative activists, from Christian social conservatives who felt betrayed by Carter to America-firsters outraged by the loss of the Panama Canal, had mobilized like never before \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Steve Kornacki , New York Observer , 26 June 2008"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111225"
|
|
},
|
|
"American crawl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1911, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-111306"
|
|
},
|
|
"American tree sparrow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tree sparrow sense 2":[
|
|
"\u2026 the American tree sparrow does not spend much time in trees. It would better be called \"brush sparrow\" \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Benjamin P. Burtt, Post Standard (Syracuse, New York) , 9 May 2010"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112717"
|
|
},
|
|
"ametabolism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": development without or with minimal metamorphosis (as in the Ametabola) \u2014 compare holometabolism":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101m\u0259\u02c8tab\u0259\u02ccliz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek ametabolos + English -ism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121132"
|
|
},
|
|
"ametabolic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking metamorphosis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101\u02ccmet\u0259\u00a6b\u00e4lik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"a- entry 2 + metabolic, metabolous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105851"
|
|
},
|
|
"American gray birch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medium-sized tree ( Betula populifolia ) of North America having grayish or white bark, triangular leaves, and nearly valueless wood and occurring very commonly as a second-growth forest tree":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125431"
|
|
},
|
|
"American centaury":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two pink-flowered marsh plants ( Sabbatia angularis and S. stellaris ) of the eastern U.S. resembling the true centaury":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131123"
|
|
},
|
|
"Amex":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"American Stock Exchange":[
|
|
"Suddenly, the Amex began to face serious competition for ETF listings from the New York Stock Exchange.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lawrence Carrel , ETFs for the Long Run , 2008"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-\u02ccmeks"
|
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],
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},
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"\u02c8am-\u0259-l\u014d-\u02ccblast"
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"definitions":{
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": political and economic control of a country by the U.S.":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132351"
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},
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"American hornbeam":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hornbeam ( Carpinus caroliniana ) of North America with toothed leaves, winged fruit, and very hard durable wood":[]
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},
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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132730"
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},
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"American beech":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a forest tree ( Fagus grandifolia ) having smooth gray bark, light green leaves, and edible nuts":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134243"
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},
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"American frog's-bit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": frogbit sense 2":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135710"
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},
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"Americanoid":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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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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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151532"
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},
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"American pintail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dabbling duck breeding in northwestern North America and wintering along the southern part of both coasts southward to Panama usually being considered indistinguishable from the Old World pintail":[]
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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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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152314"
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},
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"american water spaniel":{
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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 a breed of medium-sized spaniels of U.S. origin that have a thick curly chocolate or liver-colored coat":[]
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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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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163520"
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},
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"American pasqueflower":{
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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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"1865, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165110"
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},
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"American oystercatcher":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": oystercatcher sense a":[
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"On a spit of sand off one of the islands were about two dozen American oystercatchers , driven from coastlines to islands in search of the deserted beaches they need for nesting.",
|
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"\u2014 Susan M. Green , Tampa (Florida) Tribune , 3 Nov. 2002"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170617"
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},
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"American flag fish":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small cyprinodont fish ( Jordanella floridae ) native to Florida swamps and mottled in blue and brown with white sides striped with red":[]
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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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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171131"
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},
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"American wigeon":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a North American wigeon ( Anas americana ) that has a short, black-tipped, pale blue bill and in the male a white crown and large white patch on each wing":[]
|
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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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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180924"
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},
|
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"American great valerian":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an herb ( Polemonium reptans ) of the eastern U.S. with pinnate leaves and blue flowers":[]
|
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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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"circa 1922, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182828"
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},
|
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"American plan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a hotel plan whereby the daily rates cover the costs of the room and three meals \u2014 compare european plan":[]
|
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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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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183226"
|
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},
|
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"American redstart":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a fly-catching warbler ( Setophaga ruticilla ) chiefly of eastern North America, the male being largely black with white belly and bright orange on sides, wings, and tail, the female being olivaceous with pale yellow markings":[]
|
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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":{
|
|
"1747, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-192408"
|
|
},
|
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"American way":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a method or manner of behaving or living that is regarded as distinctively characteristic of the U.S. and representative of its values":[
|
|
"\u2026 yesterday's politicians metamorphose under the spell of nostalgia and simple ignorance into heroic avatars of Truth, Justice, and the American Way .",
|
|
"\u2014 Gene Lyons"
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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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"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193416"
|
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},
|
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"American Fork":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city on Utah Lake 14 miles (23 kilometers) north-northwest of Provo in north central Utah population 26,263":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220710-193845"
|
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},
|
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"American senna":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wild senna ( Cassia marilandica )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200728"
|
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},
|
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"American pellitory":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an alternate-leaved weed ( Parietaria pennsylvanica ) of eastern North America having axillary green flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220710-201032"
|
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},
|
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"American pennyroyal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pennyroyal sense 2a":[
|
|
"Great as natural mosquito repellent, American pennyroyal is a good choice to plant around the perimeter of patios and near pools, he said.",
|
|
"\u2014 Patty Everett, Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) , 16 Nov. 2000"
|
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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":{
|
|
"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201733"
|
|
},
|
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"American wayfaring tree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hobblebush":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"circa 1838, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203049"
|
|
},
|
|
"American wine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1772, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212029"
|
|
},
|
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"American watercress":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a weak perennial herb ( Cardamine rotundifolia ) found in cold springs in the eastern U.S. having undivided leaves and thin pods":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"circa 1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212042"
|
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},
|
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"American saibling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sunapee trout":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231539"
|
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},
|
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"American green":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a moderate yellowish green that is greener and duller than tarragon and yellower and duller than malachite green or verdigris":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233822"
|
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},
|
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"amelodic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": not relating to, containing, constituting, or made up of melody : not melodic":[
|
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"The tension is augmented by Jan Radzynski's score, a taut, deliberately amelodic piece for two violins that often approximate the sounds made by a nest of disturbed hornets.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph H. Mazo , Women's Wear Daily , 21 Apr. 1980"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)\u0101-m\u0259-\u02c8l\u00e4-dik"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"a- entry 2 + melodic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234318"
|
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},
|
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"American cranberry bush":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cranberry bush 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":{
|
|
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012500"
|
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},
|
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"American white pelican":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the white, orange-billed pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ) of North and Central America : white pelican":[
|
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"We stopped to marvel as American white pelicans floated in the air with their nine-foot wingspans.",
|
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"\u2014 Jeff Schlegel , New York Times , 4 Sept. 2009"
|
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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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"1860, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-012902"
|
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},
|
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"American pika":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a gray to brown, diurnal pika ( Ochotona princeps ) that inhabits rocky, mountainous slopes of the western U.S. and southwestern Canada and resembles a guinea pig or large mouse":[
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"The American pika is a small furry mammal resembling a mouse that lives in the mountains throughout the West, including the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada, and the Cascades. It has been voted one of the three \"cutest animals\" in North America.",
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"\u2014 M. David Stirling , Washington Times , 15 Mar. 2009"
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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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"american indian":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1650, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030928"
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},
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"American cranberry":{
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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 red-fruited cranberry ( Vaccinium macrocarpon ) with leaves oblong and obtuse, flowers in lateral clusters, and fruit \u00b9/\u2083 to \u00b3/\u2084 inches in diameter":[
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"\u2014 compare european cranberry"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031500"
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},
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"amenorrhea":{
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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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": abnormal absence or suppression of menses":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u00e4-",
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"\u02cc\u0101-\u02ccme-n\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-\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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"Another line of defense against athletic amenorrhea is to incorporate vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, vitamins A, B, C and E, and calcium. \u2014 Cammy Garvelink, Outside Online , 23 Feb. 2021",
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"Women runners who are suffering from iron deficiency might end up with athletic amenorrhea as well, which is the absence of menstruation and is typically due to low estrogen levels and not enough iron in the blood. \u2014 Cammy Garvelink, Outside Online , 23 Feb. 2021",
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"For women, the clearest sign that an eating disorder has grown severe is usually amenorrhea \u2014a warning that a lack of fat has caused the body to stop producing estrogen. \u2014 Nora Caplan-bricker, Outside Online , 23 June 2017",
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"Christina Yannetsos, 37, an ER physician in Denver and the co-founder of Colorado Fertility Advocates, was diagnosed with a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhea in her 20s which contributes to infertility. \u2014 Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com , 3 Mar. 2021",
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"Because qi helps the blood flow easily, stagnation can lead to delayed periods with clots and pain (dysmenorrhea) or periods that don\u2019t come at all ( amenorrhea ). \u2014 Jen Hubley Luckwaldt, Good Housekeeping , 28 Dec. 2017",
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"If your period vanishes for three months or longer (this is known as amenorrhea ), see your doctor for evaluation. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 8 Mar. 2018",
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"Various reproductive health conditions can cause polymenorrhea (cycles that are 21 days or fewer), oligomenorrhea (cycles that are 35 days or more), or amenorrhea (missing your period for at least three cycles). \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 23 Feb. 2018",
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"Ectopic pregnancies can manifest nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, sometimes alongside the typical pregnancy symptoms of amenorrhea , sore breasts, and morning sickness. \u2014 Joanna Petrone, Longreads , 18 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from a- + Greek m\u0113n month + New Latin -o- + -rrhea \u2014 more at moon":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031613"
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},
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"American Morse code":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the Morse code used on telegraphic landlines in the U.S. and Canada":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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 1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035858"
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},
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"American fingering":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": english fingering":[]
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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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"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041651"
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},
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"American feverfew":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a stout herb ( Parthenium integrifolium ) of the southeastern U.S. with whitish flowers resembling those of the feverfew":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042843"
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},
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"American Standard Version":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an American version of the Bible based on the Revised Version and published in 1901":[]
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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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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090733"
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},
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"American Samoa":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"island group of eastern Samoa in the southwest central Pacific; capital Pago Pago (on Tutuila Island) area 76 square miles (198 square kilometers), population 57,291":[]
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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":"20220711-043222"
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},
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"American star grass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a low grasslike herb ( Hypoxis hirsuta ) of eastern North America with villous narrow leaves and yellow umbellate flowers":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051320"
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},
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"American chinaroot":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a greenbrier ( Smilax pseudo-china ) with large tuberous roots":[]
|
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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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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-053320"
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},
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"American cloth":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a sturdy enameled oilcloth":[]
|
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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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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-053910"
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},
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"American wirehair":{
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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 an uncommon breed of medium to large cats that have a dense, short coat of fur made up of hairs having a crinkled, bent, or hooked appearance":[
|
|
"\u2026 Frizz, the top-winning American wirehair cat in the U.S. \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mary Daniels , Chicago Tribune , 15 Mar. 1992"
|
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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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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-060955"
|
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},
|
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"American sea rocket":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fleshy herb ( Cakile edentula ) with purplish flowers and jointed pods found on seabeaches":[]
|
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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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"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-064845"
|
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},
|
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"american paint horse":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of horses developed in the U.S. from quarter horse or Thoroughbred ancestry that have irregular broad markings of white interspersed with some other solid color":[
|
|
"While the colorful coat pattern is essential to the identity of the breed, American paint horses have strict bloodline requirements and a distinctive stock-horse body type \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Alicia Doyle",
|
|
"American Paint Horses boast bright colors of bay, black or chestnut overlaying white in large patterns. It is a registered, pedigreed breed, which sets it apart from the similar pinto horse.",
|
|
"\u2014 Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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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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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071025"
|
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},
|
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"American gentian":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": american columbo":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071223"
|
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},
|
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"American olive":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": devilwood":[]
|
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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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"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-080135"
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},
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"American War of Independence":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the war of 1775-83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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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":"20220711-080417"
|
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},
|
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"American gromwell":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rough perennial herb ( Lithospermum latifolium ) of eastern North America with hairy ovate leaves and axillary yellowish white flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-080952"
|
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},
|
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"American white ipecac":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ipecac spurge":[]
|
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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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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-080955"
|
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},
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"American elder":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an elder ( Sambucus canadensis ) of eastern North America with pale yellow branches, leaves with usually seven leaflets, flat-topped flower clusters, and purplish black fruit about \u00b9/\u2084 inch in diameter":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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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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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-105945"
|
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},
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"American trypanosomiasis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": chagas disease":[
|
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"Chagas is also known as American trypanosomiasis because the bugs carry single-celled parasites called trypanosomes.",
|
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"\u2014 Donald G. McNeil Jr"
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]
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},
|
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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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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092623"
|
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},
|
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"American Catholic":{
|
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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 a church organized in 1885 for the purpose of bringing together American Catholics interested in the Old Catholic movement":[]
|
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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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"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100049"
|
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},
|
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"American scoter":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large North American scoter ( Oidemia americana ), the male being coal black with a bright yellow protuberance at the base of the upper mandible, the female being dusky brown with whitish cheeks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102609"
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},
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"American cobra":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": eastern coral snake":[]
|
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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":"20220711-103229"
|
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},
|
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"Amera":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a major division of invertebrate animals comprising unsegmented more or less wormlike forms (such as Platyhelminthes, Nemathelminthes, and certain Bryozoa) \u2014 compare oligomera , polymera":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8am\u0259r\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 a- entry 2 + -mera (from Greek meros part)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105136"
|
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},
|
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"American wistaria":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a native woody vine ( Wisteria frutescens ) resembling the cultivated Japanese wistaria":[]
|
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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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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105839"
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},
|
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"American valerian":{
|
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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 several American species of Cypripedium":[]
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111114"
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"American egret":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": great egret":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111817"
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"Amer":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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"definitions":{
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"America ; American":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112729"
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},
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"American sable":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pine marten ( Martes americana ) or its fur \u2014 compare siberian sable":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113007"
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},
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"American heather":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a beach heather ( Hudsonia tomentosa )":[]
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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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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114610"
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},
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"American oyster":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": eastern oyster":[
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"Many of the creatures from John Smith's time\u2014migrating shad, prehistoric-looking sturgeon, huge reefs of American oysters \u2014are now barely tolerated guests in their native ecosystem.",
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"\u2014 David A. Fahrenthold , Washington Post , 8 July 2007"
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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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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120709"
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},
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"American featherfoil":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an aquatic herb ( Hottonia inflata ) of the eastern U.S. with a spongy submerged stem, finely divided leaves, and white flowers":[]
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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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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120805"
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},
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"amerciament":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": amercement":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-sh\u0259m-",
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"-s\u0113\u0259m\u0259nt"
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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":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121126"
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},
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"American hookworm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hookworm ( Necator americanus ) that infests humans and that was discovered in North America but is probably native to 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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"first_known_use":{
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121659"
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},
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"American walnut":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": black walnut sense 1":[]
|
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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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"1804, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121712"
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},
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"American white avens":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a woodland herb ( Geum canadense ) of eastern North America with hairy trifoliolate leaves, small white flowers, and bristly fruits":[]
|
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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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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122101"
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},
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"Amelung glass":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a rare late 18th century American glassware often similar to fine engraved Stiegel glass":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8am\u0259li\u014b-",
|
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"-l\u0259\u014b-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after John F. Amelung , flourished 1784 American glass manufacturer":""
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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":"20220711-122605"
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},
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"American toad":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a large common toad ( Bufo americanus ) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that has brown to reddish-brown skin with areas of olive or gray, dark spots each containing one or two warts, and often a light strip down the middle of the back":[
|
|
"The American toad breeds in March and April. Its song is a long, pleasant musical trill.",
|
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"\u2014 John Manuel , Aububon , July\u2013August 1998"
|
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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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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130137"
|
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},
|
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"Ameslan":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": american sign language":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8a-m\u0259s-\u02cclan",
|
|
"\u02c8am-\u02ccslan"
|
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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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"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133254"
|
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},
|
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"American tiger":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": jaguar":[]
|
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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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"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133414"
|
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},
|
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"American eel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellow to greenish-brown catadromous eel ( Anguilla rostrata ) that is lighter below, has 103 to 111 vertebrae, is found in fresh and coastal waters along the Atlantic coasts of North America, and is held to spawn in or near the Sargasso Sea":[]
|
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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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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133424"
|
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},
|
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"amentum":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thong or cord attached to a javelin for aid in casting":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8ment\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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"Latin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1771, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134018"
|
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},
|
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"American bladdernut":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shrub or small tree ( Staphylea trifolia ) of eastern North America with trifoliolate leaves, drooping clusters of white flowers, and a bladdery capsule":[]
|
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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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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134520"
|
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},
|
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"American Revolution":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the war of 1775\u201383 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America":[
|
|
"It was an ironic opportunity for Adams, who had spent much of his retirement criticizing the historical significance of the Declaration as anything more than an ornamental epilogue to the real story of the American Revolution .",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph J. Ellis , American Heritage , May/June 1993"
|
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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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"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134826"
|
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},
|
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"American germander":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an herb ( Teucrium canadense ) with serrate leaves, flowers in spikelike racemes, and calyx with a feltlike coat":[]
|
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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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"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141356"
|
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},
|
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"amen seat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a seat in the amen corner of a church":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101\u02ccmen sometimes \u02c8\u00e4\u02cc- or \u02c8\u0227\u02cc-"
|
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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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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143014"
|
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},
|
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"American blight":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": woolly apple aphid":[]
|
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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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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144459"
|
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},
|
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"amen":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"interjection"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4- when sung",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-\u02c8men",
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u0101-",
|
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"\u02c8\u00e4-",
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u00e4-\u02c8men"
|
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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 coin, called TerraUSD, is designed to maintain its value at $1, forever and ever, amen . \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 12 May 2022",
|
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"His dog, North, barks in the background, like a little amen . \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Scholars can\u2019t say for sure why hallelujah was preserved intact when nearly every other Hebrew word in the Bible was translated first into Greek and then into Latin ( amen is another notable exception). \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 20 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek am\u0113n , from Hebrew \u0101m\u0113n":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145347"
|
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},
|
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"American robin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": robin sense 1c":[]
|
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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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"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150145"
|
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},
|
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"American Samoa, National Park of":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"areas of cultural and ecological significance in three separate locations in American Samoa":[]
|
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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":"20220711-151748"
|
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},
|
|
"amenities":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment":[
|
|
"hotels with modern amenities",
|
|
"providing residents with the basic amenities"
|
|
],
|
|
": something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships":[
|
|
"maintaining social amenities"
|
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],
|
|
": the quality of being pleasant or agreeable":[],
|
|
": the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure":[],
|
|
": a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8men-\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8m\u0113-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8me-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"attention",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"formality",
|
|
"gesture",
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
|
"politeness"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The hotel has every amenity you could want.",
|
|
"an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If your return policy already shines, though, imagine what adding the amenity of front door returns to your already awesome return policy would do to encourage customers to click that buy button without any worries. \u2014 Brandon Batchelor, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The complex will also include a five-story parking deck with 312 spaces, deck amenity area, bocce ball court, activity and computer center, fitness center and a clubhouse/community room. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"But the best amenity of all was a wall-spanning window that provided a fishbowl view of downtown and the ski trails of Aspen Mountain. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"After a day of ice fishing, snowshoeing or feeding local reindeer, the traditional Finnish sauna next to your bubble is a welcome amenity . \u2014 Katie Lockhart, House Beautiful , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The sculpture will actually face away from the street and toward the trail, offering weight to its intention as a pedestrian amenity . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 May 2022",
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"Steven Litt reports the park is envisioned as a near-term, partial downpayment on the health system\u2019s promise to create a 12-acre park along the street by 2026 as its green front door and as a major new amenity in the Clark Fulton neighborhood. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
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"The debate has pitted those who support redevelopment, including Fonfara and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, against those who say the airport should be further invested in as an economic development amenity . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
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"Qatar is the only airline in the world to partner with Diptyque for inflight amenity kits. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 8 May 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English amenite , from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas , from amoenus pleasant":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153836"
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},
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"American hemp":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": indian mallow":[],
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": indian hemp":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153920"
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},
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"American crab apple":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a medium-sized tree ( Malus coronaria ) of the eastern U.S. with pink flowers and small hard yellow fruit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154957"
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"amen to that":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155325"
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},
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"amentiform":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the shape of an ament":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u02c8-",
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"\u0101\u02c8-",
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"a\u02c8ment\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
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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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"ament entry 1 + -iform":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160857"
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},
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"American cowslip":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": shooting star":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161414"
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},
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"American mistletoe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small scaly leafless herb ( Arceuthobium pusillum ) that is parasitic on spruce and larch and has reddish brown stems, minute flowers, and berrylike fruits":[],
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": mistletoe sense 2a":[]
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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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"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162218"
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},
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"American vegetable-tallow tree":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": wax myrtle":[]
|
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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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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165214"
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},
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"American snowball":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shrub ( Styrax grandifolia ) of the southeastern U.S. with large leaves and racemose white flowers appearing before or with the 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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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-165953"
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},
|
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"American school":{
|
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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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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172520"
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},
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"American Eskimo dog":{
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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 a breed of small or medium-sized dogs developed in the U.S. from the spitz type that have a thick white coat, erect triangular ears, and a tail densely covered with long hair":[
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"The breed usually makes a good pet, and adult American Eskimo dogs grow no larger than 25 to 30 pounds each.",
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"\u2014 Robert Kelly , St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 8 Feb. 1999",
|
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"The American Eskimo Dog is intelligent, alert and friendly, although slightly conservative.",
|
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"\u2014 The Complete Dog Book, 19th edition , 1997",
|
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"American Eskimos are recognized for their endless reserves of energy and guard-dog instincts, and amid all the hubbub of a dog show, she is easily distracted.",
|
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"\u2014 Jeremy Brown , Corpus Christi Caller-Times , 11 Feb. 2002"
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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":{
|
|
"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173600"
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},
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"American perch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": yellow perch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180810"
|
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},
|
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"american eel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a yellow to greenish-brown catadromous eel ( Anguilla rostrata ) that is lighter below, has 103 to 111 vertebrae, is found in fresh and coastal waters along the Atlantic coasts of North America, and is held to spawn in or near the Sargasso Sea":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-181957"
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},
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"American burying beetle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a burying beetle ( Nicrophorus americanus ) of North America that has a shiny black body with orange markings on the elytra and pronotum":[
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"\u2026 encompassing some 200 acres of seaside farm fields that provide habitat for the unique and endangered American burying beetle (which buries the carcasses of small animals), among other rare species.",
|
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"\u2014 Alison Gregor , Newsday , 15 June 2008"
|
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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":{
|
|
"1990, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183822"
|
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},
|
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"Americanophile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who greatly admires or favors America or things from American culture":[
|
|
"And, just as he lusts for European civility and cultural awareness, the journalist Jeanne, an Americanophile who always dreamed of watching Pacific sunsets, is, in turn, attracted by U.S.-style directness and verve.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Wilmington , Los Angeles Times , 9 Oct. 1992"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0259-\u02c8ka-n\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0259r-\u0259-",
|
|
"-\u02ccme-r\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 entry 2 + -o- + -phile entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184940"
|
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},
|
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"Americana":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": American culture":[],
|
|
": a genre of American music having roots in early folk and country music":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8ka-n\u0259",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0259r-",
|
|
"-\u02ccme-r\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185338"
|
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},
|
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"American cotton":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": upland cotton":[]
|
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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":{
|
|
"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185930"
|
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},
|
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"American sanicle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two hairy greenish flowered herbs ( Heuchera americana and H. villosa ) of eastern North America":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191236"
|
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},
|
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"American mint":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": peppermint sense 1a":[],
|
|
": canada mint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200100"
|
|
},
|
|
"Americanophobia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": hatred of the U.S. or American culture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cckan-",
|
|
"\u0259\u02ccmer\u0259\u0307k\u0259n\u0259\u02c8f\u014db\u0113\u0259"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"American + -o- + -phobia (as in claustrophobia )":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200754"
|
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},
|
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"American witch alder":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shrub ( Fothergilla gardeni ) of the southeastern U.S. with hairy foliage and fruits and catkinlike spikes of apetalous flowers":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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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 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202713"
|
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},
|
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"American vermilion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": vermilion or a color resembling it (as imitation vermilion)":[],
|
|
": a pigment usually consisting of a lead molybdate or a basic lead chromate (as chrome red)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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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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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211144"
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},
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"American Russia leather":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": calfskin or cowhide leather finished to resemble Russia leather":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213725"
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},
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"American vessel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a vessel registered under the laws of the U.S. : a vessel owned by or chartered to Americans":[]
|
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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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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215824"
|
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},
|
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"American vetch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a vetch ( Vicia americana ) with trailing or climbing stems, compound leaves, and racemose bluish purple flowers":[]
|
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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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"circa 1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222456"
|
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},
|
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"American copper":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a common copper butterfly ( Lycaena hypophlaeas ) widely distributed in central and eastern North America north of the Gulf coast":[]
|
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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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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223957"
|
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},
|
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"American barberry":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shrub ( Berberis canadensis ) of the southeastern U.S. with brown branches and flowers in short umbelliform clusters":[]
|
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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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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230245"
|
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},
|
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"Americaness":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an American woman":[
|
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"With such expectations, then, every true American and Americaness was expected to be at his or her post, for the solemn occasion.",
|
|
"\u2014 James Fenimore Cooper , Home as Found , 1839"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1838, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232612"
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"American coot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a common American marsh bird ( Fulica americana ) having the bill, edge of wings, and upper tail coverts white, the rest of the plumage slaty and darker on the back than below":[
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"\u2014 compare coot sense 1"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233752"
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},
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"Amenhotep":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"name of 4 kings of Egypt: especially III (1417\u20131379 b.c. ); IV \u2014 see akhenaton":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cca-",
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"\u02cc\u00e4-m\u0259n-\u02c8h\u014d-\u02cctep"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233908"
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},
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"American sumac":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": staghorn sumac":[],
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": divi-divi sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1811, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001608"
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},
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"American bulldog":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of powerful, muscular dogs developed in the U.S. that have a short smooth coat, a large head, and a wide muzzle":[
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"an American bulldog mix",
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"The American bulldog was re-created after World War II to resemble the original long-legged English bulldog, which became extinct after bull baiting was outlawed in England.",
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"\u2014 Suzanne Hively, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) , 9 Sept. 2004"
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002026"
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},
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"american sign language":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a sign language that is used especially for communication by and with deaf people and is the formal sign language of the United States and English-speaking Canada and also serves as the basis for various sign languages in other countries (such as Thailand, Nigeria, and Bolivia)":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation ASL"
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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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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005215"
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},
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"American columbo":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a perennial herb ( Frasera caroliniensis )":[
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"\u2014 see deer's-ear"
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],
|
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": the dried root of the American columbo formerly used as a bitter tonic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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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"1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-005945"
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},
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"American alder":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": speckled alder":[]
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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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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015040"
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},
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"American alligator":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the alligator ( Alligator mississipiensis ) of the southeastern U.S. occasionally reaching 16 feet in length with a tough hide much sought for leather":[]
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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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"1758, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020101"
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},
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"American ruby":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a garnet cut from pyrope found in Arizona and New Mexico":[]
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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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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020956"
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},
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"ament":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": catkin":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8a-m\u0259nt",
|
|
"\u02c8\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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"New Latin amentum , from Latin, thong, strap":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1783, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030921"
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},
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"American rock brake":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a rock-inhabiting fern ( Cryptogramma acrostichoides ) of northern North America":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035429"
|
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},
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"American Baptist":{
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|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a body of Baptist churches in northern and western U.S. which was organized in 1907 as the Northern Baptist Convention and renamed American Baptist Convention in 1950":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-094721"
|
|
},
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"American pit bull terrier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of muscular, agile dogs that have a short, smooth coat, were developed to combine the traits of terriers and bulldogs, have extremely powerful jaws and great strength and tenacity, and that were originally bred for dog fighting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-050000"
|
|
},
|
|
"amentaceous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling an ament":[],
|
|
": consisting of aments":[
|
|
"an amentaceous inflorescence"
|
|
],
|
|
": amentiferous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccmen-",
|
|
"\u00a6am\u0259n\u00a6t\u0101sh\u0259s",
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101m-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ament entry 1 + -aceous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1706, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051033"
|
|
},
|
|
"amebic dysentery":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acute human intestinal amebiasis caused by an amoeba ( Entamoeba histolytica ) and marked by dysentery, abdominal pain, and erosion of the intestinal wall":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-bik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052106"
|
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},
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"American bond":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a masonry bond in which the headers recur every 5th or 6th course, the stretcher courses that come together being laid so as to break joints":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054238"
|
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},
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"American surra":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": equine infectious anemia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054433"
|
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},
|
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"American organ":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a reed organ in which the air is drawn in through the reeds by a suction bellows":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055326"
|
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},
|
|
"American allspice":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": carolina allspice":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061528"
|
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},
|
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"American orpine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a succulent herb ( Sedum telephioides ) of the eastern U.S. with thick fleshy leaves and pink flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-062355"
|
|
},
|
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"American milk pea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a prostrate herbaceous vine ( Galactia regularis ) of the southeastern U.S. having trifoliolate leaves and reddish purple racemose flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070045"
|
|
},
|
|
"American empire":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a style of furniture of the second quarter of the 19th century influenced by contemporary French style, characterized by simple often heavy forms, and usually finished in mahogany veneers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071042"
|
|
},
|
|
"American white hellebore":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": american hellebore":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071257"
|
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},
|
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"american saddlebred":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of 3-gaited or 5-gaited saddle horses developed chiefly in Kentucky from Thoroughbreds and smooth-gaited stock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071754"
|
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},
|
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"American woodcock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": woodcock sense 1a(2)":[
|
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"The slowest bird: the American woodcock , which averages about 5 mph in the air.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Wexler , National Wildlife , December\u2013January 1986"
|
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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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"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073443"
|
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},
|
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"American wormseed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mexican tea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073648"
|
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},
|
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"American system":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the policy of promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff and of developing internal improvements by the federal government (as advocated by Henry Clay from 1816 to 1828)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074815"
|
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},
|
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"Amentiferae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group, class, or other category including the dicotyledonous plants that bear aments":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccam\u0259n\u02c8tif\u0259\u02ccr\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0101m-"
|
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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 amentum ament + -i- + -ferae (feminine plural of -fer )":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-075424"
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"definitions":{
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": a boneset ( Eupatorium hyssopifolium ) with narrow leaves and white flowers found in sandy areas of the eastern U.S.":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082505"
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"American merganser":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": common merganser":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082759"
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"American mandrake":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mayapple":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084442"
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},
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"American aloe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": century plant":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1665, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-084454"
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},
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"American brown rot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brown rot of stone and pome fruits caused by a fungus ( Sclerotinia fructicola )":[]
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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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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085841"
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},
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"american":{
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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 American Indian of North America or South America":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of North America or South America":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of the U.S. : a U.S. citizen":[],
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": american english":[],
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": of or relating to America":[
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"American people"
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],
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": of or relating to the U.S. or its possessions or original territory":[
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"American soldiers",
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"American embassies",
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"American states",
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"American culture"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u0259r-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259n",
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"-\u02c8me-r\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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"Noun",
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"Americans in all 50 states.",
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"The President's speech began with the words \u201cMy fellow Americans \u2026\u201d."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085951"
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},
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"Americanly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": in a distinctively American way":[
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"so able to meet anything that might come \u2026 so Americanly capable and sure of the event",
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"\u2014 Booth Tarkington"
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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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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094501"
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},
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"amesite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an apple-green chlorite mineral (Mg, Fe) 4 Al 4 Si 2 O 10 (OH) 8 occurring in foliated hexagonal plates":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101m\u02ccz\u012bt"
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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 (influenced by -ite ) of earlier amesine , from James Ames \u20201883 American mineralogist + English -ine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-094733"
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},
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"American arborvitae":{
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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 ( Thuja occidentalis ) of eastern North America that has a conical or columnar form, reddish-brown bark, flattened branchlets in horizontal planes with closely attached scalelike leaves, and soft, decay-resistant wood and that has numerous ornamental cultivars":[
|
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"\u2014 compare oriental arborvitae"
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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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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095324"
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},
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"American holly":{
|
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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 ( Ilex opaca ) of moist woodlands in the eastern U.S. having duller and less spiny leaves than the European holly":[]
|
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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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"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095859"
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},
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"amentia":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": intellectual disability":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)\u00e4-",
|
|
"(\u02cc)\u0101-\u02c8men(t)-sh(\u0113-)\u0259",
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u0101-\u02c8men-ch(\u0113-)\u0259",
|
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"(\u02cc)\u00e4-"
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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 Latin, madness, from ament-, amens mad, from a- (from ab- ) + ment-, mens mind \u2014 more at mind":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1793, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103903"
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},
|
|
"amentiferous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": catkin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-",
|
|
"\u02c8a-m\u0259nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin amentum , from Latin, thong, strap":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1783, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110633"
|
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},
|
|
"amebiasis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": infection with or disease caused by amoebas (especially Entamoeba histolytica )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cca-mi-\u02c8b\u012b-\u0259-s\u0259s"
|
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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",
|
|
"Other possible causes include necrotizing fasciitis, chancroid, lymphogranuloma venereum, anogenital cutaneous amebiasis , cancer, or a belt sander. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 24 Oct. 2021"
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122634"
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},
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"American lotus":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an aquatic plant ( Nelumbo lutea ) of the eastern U.S. with large usually emerged leaves, very large yellow flowers, and deeply pitted fruits":[]
|
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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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"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-123723"
|
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},
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"American brant":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small dark short-necked goose ( Branta bernicla hrota ) that winters along the middle Atlantic coast and breeds in northwest Greenland and adjacent islands":[]
|
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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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"circa 1914, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134905"
|
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},
|
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"American bald eagle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bald eagle":[
|
|
"\u2026 treated this winter to the rare sight of an adult American bald eagle , soaring with wings spread six feet wide, perched in a tree or a vacant osprey nest near the shore, or resting on ice floes as the tide carries them along.",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter Boody , New York Times , 27 Feb. 2005"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143427"
|
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},
|
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"American badger":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a badger ( Taxidea taxus ) of western North America":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143948"
|
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},
|
|
"amental":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": amentaceous":[],
|
|
": devoid of mind":[
|
|
"a practically amental hospital patient"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u0101\u00a6ment\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02c8am\u0259nt\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101m\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8a\u02ccmen-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ament entry 1 + -al":"Adjective",
|
|
"a- entry 2 + mental":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1847, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144751"
|
|
},
|
|
"Amebelodon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of North American Pliocene mastodonts having an elongated lower jaw and lower tusks flattened into broad scoops":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccam\u0259\u02c8bel\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek am\u0113 shovel + belos missile, dart + New Latin -odon":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172240"
|
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},
|
|
"American ash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": white ash sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1744, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174341"
|
|
},
|
|
"Amesbury":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town on the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts population 16,283":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-b\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101mz-\u02ccber-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220712-181355"
|
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},
|
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"American avocet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an avocet ( Recurvirostra americana ) of North America that has black-and-white stripes on the back and wings, white underparts, and light blue legs":[
|
|
"American avocets forage in shallow water with graceful sweeps of upturned bills.",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Dietel , San Francisco Chronicle , 29 July 1990"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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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":{
|
|
"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192515"
|
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},
|
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"American wormseed oil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chenopodium oil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-210821"
|
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},
|
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"American yellow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a variety of chrome yellow in the preparation of which alum and barium sulfate are used":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1901, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212417"
|
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},
|
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"American lobster":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the common lobster ( Homarus americanus ) of the northeastern coast of North America":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212715"
|
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},
|
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"American lion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cougar sense 1":[],
|
|
": an extinct large cat ( Panthera leo atrox synonym Panthera atrox ) known from Pleistocene deposits found in America that resembled but was larger than the closely related African lion ( Panthera leo )":[
|
|
"Among them are the skull and other bones of a prehistoric American lion , a species that is believed to have been about one-third larger than present-day African lions \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Wyatt , New York Times , 19 Feb. 2009"
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"\u2014 Susan M. Seidman , Fine Gardening , September/October 1990"
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"In Colorado, for instance, 27 buildings house scary-sounding elements such as cesium 137, cobalt 60, americium 241 and iridium 192. \u2014 Sarah Scoles, Scientific American , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Many other toxic and radioactive contaminants have also been found at Rocky Flats in addition to plutonium: americium , uranium, cadmium, PCBs, beryllium, and more. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020",
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"Readings for contaminants like uranium and americium were also found to be well below the threshold for health concerns, the report concluded. \u2014 John Aguilar, The Denver Post , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"Engineering Analytics will specifically be measuring for plutonium, americium and uranium and seeing whether levels of the radionuclides are a hazard to human health. \u2014 John Aguilar, The Denver Post , 2 July 2019",
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"The waste includes isotopes of iodine, strontium, americium , plutonium, uranium and other unstable elements, many of which are toxic as well as radioactive. \u2014 Ralph Vartabedian, latimes.com , 5 June 2019",
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"Inhalation of the particles, which included uranium, thorium, plutonium and americium , can increase the risk of cancer. \u2014 Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times , 14 June 2018",
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"Heavier elements are also created in a reactor core when uranium that hasn't been fissioned captures neutrons (plutonium and americium are two of these). \u2014 Andrew Karam, Popular Mechanics , 11 Mar. 2016"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1686, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-042820"
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},
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"Americanization":{
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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 Americanizing":[],
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": instruction of foreigners (such as immigrants) in English and in U.S. history, government, and culture":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccm\u0259r-",
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"\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0259-k\u0259-n\u0259-\u02c8z\u0101-sh\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccme-r\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043013"
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},
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"American ivy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": virginia creeper":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1785, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043226"
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},
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"Americanism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a characteristic feature of American English especially as contrasted with British English":[],
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": attachment or allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of the U.S.":[],
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": a custom or trait peculiar to America":[],
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": the political principles and practices essential to American culture":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u0259r-",
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"-\u02c8me-r\u0259-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259-\u02ccni-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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"first_known_use":{
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"1781, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043229"
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},
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"Americanist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a specialist in American culture or history":[],
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": a specialist in the languages or cultures of the aboriginal inhabitants of America":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259-nist",
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"-\u02c8m\u0259r-",
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"-\u02c8me-r\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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"1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043333"
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},
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"Americanitis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": excessive nervous tension":[],
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": enthusiastic or aggressive advocacy of Americanism":[]
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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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"1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043343"
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},
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"americanite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a glassy meteoritic mineral found in a large area of western South America":[]
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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 entry 2 + -ite":""
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},
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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":"20220713-043353"
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},
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"Americanistic":{
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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 America as a subject of study":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-t\u0113k"
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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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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-043416"
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}
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} |