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1206 lines
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{
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"ectadenium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the ectodermal accessory reproductive glands of male insects \u2014 compare mesadenium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccekt\u0259\u02c8d\u0113n\u0113\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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"New Latin, from ect- + Greek aden-, ad\u0113n gland + New Latin -ium":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053420"
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},
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"ectoparasite":{
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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 parasite that lives on the exterior of its host":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-t\u014d-\u02c8par-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt",
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"\u02ccek-t\u014d-\u02c8per-\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt",
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"-\u02c8pa-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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Studying the ancestors of living ectoparasites , which live on the outside of their hosts, can help scientists understand how these pests evolved over millions of years into the species that live among and on us today. \u2014 Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"Mature sea lice are gray, lentil-sized crustaceans, also called ectoparasites , that look like small, fanged tadpoles. \u2014 Amanda Little, WIRED , 23 May 2018",
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"All the cats had irritated, painful ears consistent with a contagious ectoparasite , the document stated. \u2014 Jennifer Stockinger, Twin Cities , 23 May 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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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":"20220709-095503"
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},
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"ectophagous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": feeding from without:":[],
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": developing external to and feeding on the surface of the host \u2014 compare endophagous":[],
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": consuming vegetation or plant debris by ingestion (as by browsing) rather than by disintegrating it from within":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)ek\u00a6t\u00e4f\u0259g\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ect- + -phagous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170454"
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},
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"ectonephridium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a nephridium of ectodermal origin (such as that of certain mollusks)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)t\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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"New Latin, from ect- + nephridium":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172042"
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},
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"ectomorphic":{
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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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": of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the body's degree of slenderness, angularity, and fragility":[],
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": characterized by a lean slender body build with slight muscular development":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccek-t\u0259-\u02c8m\u022fr-fik"
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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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"These include the high-altitude environments in which many Kenyans are born and raised, widespread early exposure to running as a means of transportation, and the long-legged, ectomorphic body type that is common among Kenyans. \u2014 Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online , 27 July 2015"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ecto derm + -morphic ; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the ectoderm":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182810"
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},
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"ect-":{
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"electroconvulsive therapy":[],
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": outside : external":[
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"ecto derm"
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],
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"\u2014 compare end- , exo-":[
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"ecto derm"
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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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"New Latin, from Greek ekto- , from ektos , from ex out \u2014 more at ex-":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183716"
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},
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"ectomorph":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an ectomorphic individual":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u022frf"
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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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"However, Rumsey says most people fall into one of three body types\u2014the ectomorph , the endomorph, and the mesomorph. \u2014 Korin Miller, Glamour , 19 June 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ecto derm + -morph":""
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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":"20220709-210107"
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},
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"ectophloic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having phloem only external to the xylem":[
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"\u2014 used of the siphonostele of certain vascular plants"
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],
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"\u2014 compare amphiphloic":[
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"\u2014 used of the siphonostele of certain vascular plants"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ekt\u0259\u00a6fl\u014dik"
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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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"ect- + phlo em + -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232139"
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},
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"ectodermal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of various tissues and structures (such as the epidermis, the nervous system, and the eyes and ears)":[],
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": a tissue (such as neural tissue) derived from this germ layer":[],
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": the outer layer of cells of a diploblastic animal (such as a jellyfish or sponge)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccd\u0259rm"
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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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"There are a number of genetic disorders that can affect the ectoderm ; this approach will not work across the board, experts say. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 18 May 2018",
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"The outermost layer, the ectoderm , contributes to a number of structures including the skin, teeth, hair and sweat glands. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 18 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013802"
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},
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"ectopic pregnancy":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Aborting the embryo is often the best treatment for an ectopic pregnancy , Zhang said. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 3 July 2022",
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"In an ectopic pregnancy the embryo implants in the fallopian tube, not in the uterus. \u2014 Li Cohen, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
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"Harris said one condition likely to qualify as a threat to a pregnant person\u2019s life is an ectopic pregnancy that ruptures the fallopian tube. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
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"This includes an ectopic pregnancy , which occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the uterus. \u2014 Mary Kekatos, ABC News , 13 June 2022",
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"There is virtually no chance for a successful ectopic pregnancy , and there\u2019s a high risk to the mother\u2019s life. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 6 May 2022",
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"At the time, the couple revealed the milestone came after an ectopic pregnancy and a long journey with in vitro fertilization (IVF). \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Viral TikTok shows ultrasound of baby growing in woman's liver in rare ectopic pregnancy . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"Life-threatening if not treated, ectopic pregnancy never leads to a healthy birth. \u2014 Mary Ziegler And Aziza Ahmed, CNN , 23 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021720"
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},
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"ectodermoidal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling ectoderm":[]
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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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"ectoderm + -oidal":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074404"
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},
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"ectopic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": occurring in an abnormal position or in an unusual manner or form":[
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"ectopic lesions"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek-\u02c8t\u00e4-pik",
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"ek-\u02c8t\u00e4p-ik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But doctors also worry other forms of reproductive care, like treating ectopic pregnancies, could be targeted. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Lindsey Tanner, Anchorage Daily News , 24 May 2022",
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"About 1 in every 30,000 pregnancies are ectopic , Mayo Clinic states. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"An early ultrasound can confirm that the pregnancy is in the uterus and not ectopic . \u2014 Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"As such pregnancies can be fatal, physicians typically will remove the ectopic tissue medically or through surgery. \u2014 Tara Law, Time , 1 Dec. 2019",
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"House Democrats fought the proposal in a series of amendments, attempting to add exceptions for severe fetal abnormalities, ectopic pregnancies, rape, incest and the mental health of the mother. \u2014 Morgan Smith, star-telegram , 8 Aug. 2017",
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"If left untreated, gonorrhea can increase a woman\u2019s risk of developing HIV infection, infertility or ectopic pregnancy\u2014among other effects. \u2014 Amy Maxmen, Scientific American , 7 July 2017",
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"Gonorrhoea is often asymptomatic and if left untreated could cause pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and infertility, as well as increased risk of HIV. \u2014 Fox News , 7 July 2017",
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"Remy opened up about her own personal struggle with an ectopic pregnancy. \u2014 Sabrina Finkelstein, Billboard , 21 June 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek ektopos out of place, from ex- out + topos place":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090035"
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},
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"ectoplasm":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol":[],
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": a substance held to produce spirit materialization and telekinesis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccpla-z\u0259m",
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"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccplaz-\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Arriving in Edinburgh \u2014 the fantastical Scottish capital that has long shimmered with ectoplasm \u2014 Jessie hides her seafaring coffin and ventures cautiously into town. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The novel\u2019s ectoplasm hovers between the realms of historical horror and cultural comedy. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"The film intriguingly digs into the loneliness of ghosts and has a fun but gross running gag involving ectoplasm . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Like an ectoplasm \u2013 nay, a cryptoplasm \u2013 \u2018chat group\u2019 chat spilled over to internet, then popular media chatter. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
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"This is the digital ectoplasm of which Twitter fights are made. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 10 June 2021",
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"The real ectoplasm holding this book together, though, is existential dread. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2021",
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"No one back then knew what ectoplasm was, before Ghostbusters. \u2014 Rosy Cordero, EW.com , 24 June 2020",
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"Tumlin has a preternatural awareness of urban ectoplasm . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094414"
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},
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"ectoplast":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": plasma membrane sense 1":[],
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": the ectoplasmic content of a cell":[]
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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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"ect- + -plast":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095707"
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},
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"ectodynamomorphic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by changes brought about by external (as climatic) forces or agencies":[
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"\u2014 opposed to endodynamomorphic"
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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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"ect- + dynam- + -morphic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132858"
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},
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"ectype":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a copy from an original : an imitation or reproduction (such as an impression of a seal)":[],
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": something in the world of external reality as distinguished from its eternal and ideal archetype or prototype":[],
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": an idea or impression more or less corresponding to some external reality":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek\u02cct\u012bp"
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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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"ec- coming from something else, derivative (from Greek ek out of, out, from ex ) + -type (as in archetype )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175912"
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},
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"ectoentad":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": from without inward":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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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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"ect- + entad":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000516"
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},
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"ectoproct":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bryozoan of the group Ectoprocta":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccpr\u00e4kt"
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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 Ectoprocta":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-005423"
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},
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"Ectoprocta":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an order or subclass coextensive with Bryozoa":[
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"\u2014 used by those who use Bryozoa as a division of Molluscoidea"
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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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"New Latin, from ect- + -procta entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050919"
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},
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"ectomolare":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the most lateral point on the exterior surface of the alveolar border":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ekt\u014dm\u014d\u00a6la(a)r\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ect- + -molare (irregular from Latin molaris molar)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061849"
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},
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"ectocranial":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the exterior of the skull":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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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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"ect- + cranial":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095257"
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},
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"ectoplasmic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol":[],
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": a substance held to produce spirit materialization and telekinesis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccplaz-\u0259m",
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"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccpla-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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Arriving in Edinburgh \u2014 the fantastical Scottish capital that has long shimmered with ectoplasm \u2014 Jessie hides her seafaring coffin and ventures cautiously into town. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"The novel\u2019s ectoplasm hovers between the realms of historical horror and cultural comedy. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"The film intriguingly digs into the loneliness of ghosts and has a fun but gross running gag involving ectoplasm . \u2014 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"Like an ectoplasm \u2013 nay, a cryptoplasm \u2013 \u2018chat group\u2019 chat spilled over to internet, then popular media chatter. \u2014 Robert Hockett, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
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"This is the digital ectoplasm of which Twitter fights are made. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 10 June 2021",
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"The real ectoplasm holding this book together, though, is existential dread. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2021",
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"No one back then knew what ectoplasm was, before Ghostbusters. \u2014 Rosy Cordero, EW.com , 24 June 2020",
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"Tumlin has a preternatural awareness of urban ectoplasm . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 1 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115844"
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},
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"ectypal":{
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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 characteristics of an ectype":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek\u02cct\u012bp\u0259l",
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"-t\u0259p-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131149"
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},
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"ectomesoderm":{
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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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": ectomesenchyme":[],
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": ectomesoblast":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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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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"ect- + mesoderm":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180813"
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},
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"ectro-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": congenitally absent":[
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"\u2014 in teratological terms chiefly indicating absence of a particular limb or part ectro dactylism"
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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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"New Latin, from Greek ektr\u014dsis miscarriage, from ektitr\u014dskein to miscarry, from ek out of, out (from ex ) + titr\u014dskein to wound, damage; akin to Greek tribein to rub":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183335"
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},
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"ectomesoblast":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an undifferentiated layer of cells destined to produce both epiblast and mesoblast":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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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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"ect- + mesoblast":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212421"
|
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},
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"ectognathous":{
|
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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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"(\u02c8)ek\u00a6t\u00e4gn\u0259th\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ect- + -gnathous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000948"
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},
|
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"ectostosis":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": bone formation beginning immediately beneath the perichondrium and surrounding or replacing the underlying cartilage \u2014 compare endostosis":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ek\u02cct+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from ect- + -ostosis":""
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011158"
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},
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"ectogenesis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccekt\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from ect- + Latin genesis":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014028"
|
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},
|
|
"ectoderm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of various tissues and structures (such as the epidermis, the nervous system, and the eyes and ears)":[],
|
|
": a tissue (such as neural tissue) derived from this germ layer":[],
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": the outer layer of cells of a diploblastic animal (such as a jellyfish or sponge)":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccd\u0259rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There are a number of genetic disorders that can affect the ectoderm ; this approach will not work across the board, experts say. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 18 May 2018",
|
|
"The outermost layer, the ectoderm , contributes to a number of structures including the skin, teeth, hair and sweat glands. \u2014 Michael Nedelman, CNN , 18 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023705"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectosymbiont":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a symbiont dwelling on the surface of or physically separate from its host":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ect- + symbiont or symbiote":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033344"
|
|
},
|
|
"Ectoconus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of primitive ungulate mammals (order Condylarthra) of the Paleocene of North America thought to have been forest-dwelling browsers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccekt\u0259\u02c8k\u014dn\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from ect- + Latin conus cone":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051629"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectotherm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cold-blooded animal : poikilotherm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek-t\u0259-\u02ccth\u0259rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fish are ectotherms , which means their body temperature relies very much on the temperature of the water around them. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 10 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Because reptiles are ectotherms , their body temperature is controlled by whatever\u2019s around them, says Refsnider. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 20 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053512"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectotrophic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": growing in a close web on the surface of the associated root \u2014 compare endotrophic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccek-t\u0259-\u02c8tr\u014d-fik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054028"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectolecithal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": centrolecithal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ekt\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary ect- + lecith- + -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055904"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectoloph":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of the principal crests of a lophodont molar extending from the paracone to the metacone \u2014 compare metaloph , protoloph":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ekt\u0259\u02ccl\u00e4f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ect- + -loph":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063140"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectocondyle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the lateral condyle of a bone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ekt\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ect- + condyle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081234"
|
|
},
|
|
"Ectocarpus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the type genus of Ectocarpaceae containing numerous more or less branched filamentous brown algae that are especially abundant in cold seas and are sometimes considered the most primitive of living brown algae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from ect- + -carpus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083633"
|
|
},
|
|
"Ectocarpaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cosmopolitan family of chiefly epiphytic marine brown algae (order Ectocarpales ) that includes algae with a thallus of erect branching filaments arising from a creeping filament or layer or sometimes being compacted into a pseudoparenchymatous thallus \u2014 see ectocarpus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cck\u00e4r\u02c8p\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Ectocarpus , type genus + -aceae":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085949"
|
|
},
|
|
"Ectocarpales":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large order of rather simple heterotrichous brown algae that lack true oogamy \u2014 see ectocarpaceae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Ectocarpus + -ales":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090545"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectocarpaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cosmopolitan family of chiefly epiphytic marine brown algae (order Ectocarpales ) that includes algae with a thallus of erect branching filaments arising from a creeping filament or layer or sometimes being compacted into a pseudoparenchymatous thallus \u2014 see ectocarpus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cck\u00e4r\u02c8p\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Ectocarpus , type genus + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-091104"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectocarpic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to algae of the genus Ectocarpus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6ekt\u014d\u00a6k\u00e4rpik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Ectocarpus + English -ic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093357"
|
|
},
|
|
"ectozoic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": living on the surface of an animal : ectozoan":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin ectozoa + English -ic":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100523"
|
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},
|
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"ectocarpous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having reproductive organs developed from the ectoderm":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of hydromedusae"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-p\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ect- + -carpous having such fruit":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122444"
|
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},
|
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"ECT":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"electroconvulsive therapy":[],
|
|
": outside : external":[
|
|
"ecto derm"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare end- , exo-":[
|
|
"ecto derm"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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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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"New Latin, from Greek ekto- , from ektos , from ex out \u2014 more at ex-":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134210"
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},
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"ectosphere":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the cortical zone of the attraction sphere":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ekt\u0259\u02ccsfi(\u0259)r"
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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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"ect- + sphere":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150448"
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},
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"ectomeninx":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the layer of mesoderm from which the dura mater and much of the membrane bone of the skull develop in the higher vertebrate embryo":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ekt\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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"New Latin, from ect- + Greek m\u0113ninx membrane":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-152704"
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},
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"ectomesenchyme":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mesenchyme derived from ectoderm":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ekt\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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"ect- + mesenchyme":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-163444"
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},
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"ectocanthion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the point at which the outer ends of the upper and lower eyelids meet \u2014 compare endocanthion":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccekt\u014d\u02c8kan(t)th\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ect- + -canthion (irregular from Late Latin canthus corner of the eye)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174424"
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},
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"ecthlipsis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the elision of a final m with a preceding short vowel before a word beginning with h or a vowel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ek\u02c8thlips\u0259\u0307s"
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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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"Late Latin, from Greek ekthlipsis loss of a sound or letter in a word, squeezing out, from ekthlibein to squeeze out (from ek out of, out\u2014from ex\u2014 + thlibein to squeeze, alteration\u2014influenced by Greek thlan to crush, bruise\u2014of Greek\u2014Aeolic & Ionic\u2014 phlibein to squeeze) + -sis ; Greek thlan akin to Czech dlasmati to press and perhaps to Sanskrit d\u1e5b\u1e63ad, dh\u1e5b\u1e63ad millstone":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-175522"
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},
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"ectepicondylar":{
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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 the external condyle of the distal end of the humerus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u00a6)ek\u00a6t+-"
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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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"ect- + epicondyle + -ar":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194436"
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},
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"ectosphenotic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to the external part of the sphenotic bone":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6ek(\u02cc)t\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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"ect- + sphenotic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-200216"
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},
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"ectosome":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the cortical part of a sponge":[]
|
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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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"ect- + -some":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235707"
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},
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"ectosomal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to the ectosome":[]
|
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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":"20220713-010629"
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},
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"ectorhinal":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": of, related to, or located on the outside of the nose":[
|
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"the ectorhinal fissure"
|
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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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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"ect- + rhinal":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013224"
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}
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} |