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{
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"ebony":{
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"antonyms":[
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"white"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hard heavy blackish wood yielded by various tropical chiefly southeast Asian trees (genus Diospyros of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family)":[],
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": a tree yielding ebony":[],
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": any of several trees yielding wood like ebony":[],
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": black , dark":[],
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": made of or resembling ebony":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the ebony loudspeakers on their chrome stands look very sleek and modern",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The palette is a mixture of dark gray and ebony with warm wood and white walls. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 1 June 2022",
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"The elegant frames are made of a combination of four natural, sustainable woods\u2014maple, zebra, walnut, and ebony . \u2014 Irene S. Levine, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The room includes his personal objects of interest like ebony chairs, exotic oriental carpets and a rare black silk prayer rug. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"The wood floors were treated with an ebony stain and then cerused. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 6 May 2022",
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"Paying homage to her character\u2019s quills, Coughlan wore a feathery baby pink and ebony gown with matching eyeshadow and dainty diamond jewels. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
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"Guests are welcomed in a sophisticated lobby with a black and cream cabochon marble floor reflected in the mirrored ceiling and a bespoke reception desk with an ebony finish and brass detailing. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The head-to-toe look by the Italian fashion house also included a choker and slingback pumps in the brand's signature beige-and- ebony original GG print from the Aria collection, inspired by Tom Ford's Gucci era. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Jared also supplied ebony from his father\u2019s studio for the fingerboard, bridge and binding, and Richard\u2019s chisels for the tuner buttons. \u2014 Jeff Campagna, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The kitchen provides granite counters, a glass tile backsplash, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Dacor gas cooktop, double ovens and ebony maple cabinets. \u2014 Dallas News , 14 Mar. 2020",
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"Meanwhile, the Black Cat Incident, as it was dubbed, became another chapter in the Cubs' long-running history of misery, with the ebony feline\u2014a notorious symbol of bad luck, of course\u2014blamed for jinxing the team. \u2014 Paul Lukas, SI.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"Calder would take a break from sculptures and mobiles to craft a silver milk skimmer with a spiderweb design or an ebony toilet paper holder shaped like a hand. \u2014 Jennie Yabroff, Town & Country , 20 Oct. 2017",
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"The white-walled living room features ebony wood floors and a wall fireplace. \u2014 Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com , 15 July 2017",
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"Today brunettes, redheads, and ebony -haired beauties all lay claim to their place in the sun. \u2014 Leslie Camhi, Vogue , 4 Feb. 2014",
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"That's owing to the fact that 10 Roam is Odin's first incense fragrance, with smokey base notes rooted in resin, but also coconut milk and ebony wood. \u2014 Jonathan Evans, Esquire , 3 May 2013",
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"Brick arches, ebony -paneled walls and murals of drinking monks. \u2014 Anya Yurchyshyn, Esquire , 8 Sep. 2008"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from Late Latin hebeninus of ebony, from Greek ebeninos , from ebenos ebony, from Egyptian hbnj":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e-b\u0259-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"raven",
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"sable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083312",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Ebola virus":{
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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 filoviruses (genus Ebolavirus and especially species Zaire ebolavirus ) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the Ebola River in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210333"
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},
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"Ebola":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ebola virus":[],
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": the hemorrhagic fever caused by the Ebola virus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-\u02c8b\u014d-l\u0259",
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"i-",
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"\u0113-; \u02c8\u0113-\u02ccb\u014d-",
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"e-",
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"i-\u02c8b\u014d-l\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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"1977, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100241"
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},
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"ebony spleenwort":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a common North American fern ( Asplenium platyneuron ) with polished black stipes":[]
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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":"20220710-021429"
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},
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"ebony family":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ebenaceae":[]
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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":"20220710-063753"
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},
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"ebony brown":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a reddish black":[]
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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":"20220710-121843"
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},
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"Ebo":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ibo":[]
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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":"20220710-185600"
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},
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"ebon":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ebony":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e-b\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022753"
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},
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"Ebonics":{
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"type":[
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"noun, plural in form but singular in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": african american english":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"e-",
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"i-",
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"\u0113-\u02c8b\u00e4-niks"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"blend of ebony and phonics":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183230"
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},
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"ebonite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hard rubber especially when black":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e-b\u0259-\u02ccn\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The former features an ebonite feed and an 18-karat gold nib available in a variety of sizes. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 13 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011205"
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},
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"ebola virus":{
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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 filoviruses (genus Ebolavirus and especially species Zaire ebolavirus ) of African origin that cause an often fatal hemorrhagic fever":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the Ebola River in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011828"
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},
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"ebonize":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to stain black in imitation of ebony":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e-b\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bz"
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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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"Other home features include clean lines, steel doors, 10\u00bd-foot ceilings, walls for art, marble in the bathrooms, a surrounding wall/fence and ebonized hardwood floors. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"Its ceiling and walls are covered in handmade glass tiles in shades from aquamarine to jade; fumed, ebonized , and waxed oak floors are custom cut in an Escher-like pattern; and the centerpiece is a vast exhaust hood enameled in forest green. \u2014 Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor , 16 Oct. 2019",
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"In the bedroom, the vintage Cityscape headboard is by Paul Evans, the bed is dressed in Casa del Bianco linens, the bedside tables are ebonized mahogany, the 1950s American lamps are from Wyeth, and the carpet is by Beauvais Carpets. \u2014 Bob Morris, ELLE Decor , 22 Nov. 2016",
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"Kevin struck a deal with a floor refinisher: The contractor removed and kept the kitchen cabinets and counters in return for a discounted rate on ebonizing the hardwood floors. \u2014 Tim Mckeough, New York Times , 30 Jan. 2018",
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"In the master bath of Courteney Cox's Malibu retreat, the cabinetry and mirror frame are ebonized white oak. \u2014 Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor , 12 Nov. 2013"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072604"
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}
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} |