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914 lines
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{
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"Erebus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a personification of darkness in Greek mythology":[],
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": a place of darkness in the underworld on the way to Hades":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, from Greek Erebos":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8er-\u0259-b\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183552",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Erebus, Mount":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"volcano 12,448 feet (3794 meters) high on Ross Island in eastern Antarctica":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8er-\u0259-b\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162006",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Eremian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or constituting a division of the Palaearctic region including northern Africa, northern Arabia, and desert regions of Asia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek er\u0113mia solitude, desert + English -an":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u0113m\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212650",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ere":{
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"antonyms":[
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"after",
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"following"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": before entry 3":[
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"\"Rumor has it that there will be a wedding in our village ere the daisies are in bloom. \u2026 \"",
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"\u2014 Lucy Maud Montgomery",
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"I was scarcely in position ere my enemies began to arrive \u2026",
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"\u2014 Robert Louis Stevenson"
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],
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": preceding in time : earlier than : before entry 2 sense 2":[
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"ere nightfall",
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"'The wind is north from the snows,' said Aragorn. 'And ere morning it will be in the East,' said Legolas.",
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"\u2014 J. R. R. Tolkien"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Preposition",
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"an old typewriter that was a relic of that ancient time ere the invention of word processors"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English er , from Old English \u01e3r , from \u01e3r , adverb, early, soon; akin to Old High German \u0113r earlier, Greek \u0113ri early":"Preposition"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8er"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"afore",
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"ahead of",
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"before",
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"fore",
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"'fore",
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"of",
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"previous to",
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"prior to",
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"to"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083348",
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"type":[
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"conjunction",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"ereb":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an indefinite period preceding a Jewish holiday":[
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"as busy as a housewife on ereb Yom Kippur"
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],
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": eve :":[],
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": the part of the day or the day immediately preceding the Jewish Sabbath or a Jewish holiday":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew \u02bderebh":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012758",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"erechtites":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of coarse herbs (family Compositae) commonly with whitish discoid flower heads and a silky pappus that facilitates their wide distribution as weeds":[],
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": any plant of the genus Erechtites":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek erechthitis groundsel, from erechthein to rend, break":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccer\u0259\u0307k\u02c8t\u012bt(\u02cc)\u0113z",
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"\u02cce\u02ccrek-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064502",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"erect":{
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"antonyms":[
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"pitch",
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"put up",
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"raise",
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"rear",
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"set up",
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"upend",
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"upraise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": alert , watchful":[],
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": being in a state of physiological erection":[],
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": characterized by firm or rigid straightness in bodily posture":[
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"an erect bearing"
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],
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": directed upward":[],
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": encourage , embolden":[],
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": set up , establish":[],
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": standing up or out from the body":[
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"erect hairs"
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],
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": to cause to stand up or stand out":[],
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": to change (an image) from an inverted to a normal position":[],
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": to direct upward":[],
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": to draw or construct (something, such as a perpendicular or figure) upon a given base":[],
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": to elevate in status":[],
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": to fix in an upright position":[],
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": to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts : build":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"She sat erect , listening for her name.",
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"a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed",
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"Verb",
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"The city erected a statue in his honor.",
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"They erected a marker over the grave.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Volunteers prepare the boots by carefully tying each lace and placing an empty water bottle inside each boot to keep it erect . \u2014 Fox News , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"These experimental trees \u2014 only about 2,000 exist so far \u2014 grow erect , spineless and fast, while still being able to survive and thrive the in harsh, semi-arid climate of South Texas. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
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"One is correctly seated at the table when the figure is erect but not rigid, not self-consciously tense; feet firmly on the floor; elbows off the table; left hand in the lap when it is not engaged. \u2014 Dan Danbom, The Denver Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
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"Someday, a human-sized version might even be able erect habitats in space. \u2014 Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2018",
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"This hybrid of two European/Asian species grows to be an almost architectural plant to about 5-feet tall with narrow, erect shape. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2018",
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"The 5-7 Stanhope runs with erect posture and striking fluidity. \u2014 David Woods, Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2018",
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"Natalie Mueller is an archaeobotanist at Cornell University who has spent years hunting for erect knotweed across the southern US and up into Ohio and Illinois. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica , 26 Jan. 2018",
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"At up to 12 meters tall, these spindly species were topped by a clump of erect branches vaguely resembling modern palm trees and lived a whopping 393 million to 372 million years ago. \u2014 Giorgia Guglielmi, Science | AAAS , 27 Oct. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The park\u2019s headquarters, museum and archives are also located at the northern entrance; as is the Roosevelt Arch, where Native American groups planned to erect a teepee village in late August. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
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"Kevitt\u2019s group, along with Different Spokes Bicycling Club of Southern California and Jelmert\u2019s friends and family, plans to erect a bike painted white in memory of Jelmert. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"The city plans to erect a series of new monuments using feedback collected through its engagement efforts and is seeking project ideas from artists or community groups. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2021",
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"The invasion of Ukraine has also unleashed a wave of protectionism as governments, desperate to secure goods for their citizens amid shortages and rising prices, erect new barriers to stop exports. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"All along the four-kilometer-long road, small groups of people were carrying bundles of white crosses and quietly beginning to erect them on the roadside. \u2014 Menno Schilthuizen, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The invasion of Ukraine has also unleashed a wave of protectionism as governments, desperate to secure goods for their citizens amid shortages and rising prices, erect new barriers to stop exports. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
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"Particularly American leaders leading the country most erect in carriage as this horrid war ended",
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"The fencing finally came down with a promise to re- erect it if necessary. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin erectus , past participle of erigere to erect, from e- + regere to lead straight, guide \u2014 more at right":"Adjective"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8rekt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"perpendicular",
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"plumb",
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"raised",
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"standing",
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"stand-up",
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"upright",
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"upstanding",
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"vertical"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174610",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"erection":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an occurrence of such a state in the penis or clitoris":[],
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": something erected":[],
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": the act or process of erecting something : construction":[],
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": the state marked by firm turgid form and erect or elevated position of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the erection of a new apartment building",
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"when it was brand-new, the Eiffel Tower was considered as ugly an erection as Europe had ever seen",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There's also the intriguing test that measures the overnight erections of three college athletes. \u2014 Daniel Gallan, CNN , 18 Dec. 2019",
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"An angina medication with a side effect of erections became Viagra. \u2014 Eric Boodman, STAT , 10 Feb. 2020",
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"Prouse likes to reference a study where researchers placed a vibrator on mens\u2019 penises to see what, if anything, the sensation did for their erections . \u2014 Wired , 14 Nov. 2019",
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"April 24, 201800:56 That function includes the ability to have erections and orgasm, as well as urinate standing up (with the aid of his leg prostheses). \u2014 Erika Edwards, NBC News , 6 Nov. 2019",
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"At that age for men, the most embarrassing thing is unwanted erections , right",
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"This surrounds components like the urethra and swells in order to allow erections . 2. \u2014 Zahra Barnes, SELF , 29 Dec. 2018",
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"While being abused, women can get wet, men can get erections , and many people even orgasm. \u2014 Vanessa Marin, Allure , 11 Oct. 2018",
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"Men who are disgusted or terrified can still have erections or orgasms. \u2014 Joanna Schroeder, Vox , 23 Aug. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8rek-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"construction",
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"structure"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223930",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"erelong":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in the near future : before long , soon":[
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"Behold how the evening now steals over the fields, the shadows of the trees creeping farther and farther into the meadow, and erelong the stars will come to bathe in these retired waters.",
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"\u2014 Henry David Thoreau"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"er-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132329",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"erem-":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": desert":[
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"Erem urus",
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"eremo logy",
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"\u2014 chiefly in terms in biology"
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],
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": solitary":[
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"Erem urus",
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"eremo logy",
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"\u2014 chiefly in terms in biology"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek er\u0113m-, er\u0113mo- , from er\u0113mos lonely, solitary and er\u0113mia desert, from er\u0113mos + -ia -y":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182722",
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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]
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},
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"eremacausis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": gradual oxidation of organic matter from exposure to air and moisture":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek \u0113rema gently, softly, slowly + kausis burning, from kaiein to burn":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccer\u0259m\u0259\u02c8k\u022fs\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221212",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eremeyevite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of eremeyevite variant spelling of jeremejevite"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-205059",
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"type":[]
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},
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"eremic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to deserts or sandy regions":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"erem- + -ic":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-em-",
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"-\u0113mik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063748",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"eremite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"an eremite wandering the desert alone as a test of his faith",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Walden, after all, is a kind of how-to guide, a self-help book for aspiring eremites . \u2014 Jeet Heer, The New Republic , 19 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English \u2014 more at hermit":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8er-\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"anchorite",
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"hermit",
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"isolate",
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"recluse",
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"solitary"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032804",
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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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"eremitish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling an eremite : suitable to an eremite":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083737",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"eremology":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a science concerned with the desert and its phenomena":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"erem- + -logy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccer\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174517",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"eremophila":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of shrubs or trees (family Myoporaceae) having large solitary or paired often spotted flowers one species of which ( E. latrobei ) is important in Australia as a stock-poisoning plant":[],
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": any plant of the genus Eremophila":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from erem- + -phila (feminine of -philus )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u00e4f\u0259l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125654",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"erectile dysfunction":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": chronic inability to achieve or maintain an erection satisfactory for sexual intercourse : impotence":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Take, for instance, the modern marketplace for erectile dysfunction drugs. \u2014 Lux Alptraum, Wired , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Whereas as soon as erectile dysfunction began to be discussed, a drug was immediately invented. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 18 June 2022",
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"Danielle Belardo, a cardiologist in Newport Beach, Calif., said erectile dysfunction can be a harbinger of future poor heart health. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"In fact, erectile dysfunction is often one of the first noticeable side effects of high blood pressure and diabetes. \u2014 Melanie Radzicki Mcmanus, CNN , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"With the advent of lower-energy pulses, the technology quickly became an all-purpose therapy, with uses ranging from joint and back pain to erectile dysfunction . \u2014 Jonathan Moens, STAT , 4 June 2021",
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"For example, erectile dysfunction , which affects approximately 40% of men at age 40 and nearly 70% of men at age 70, has been studied five times more than premenstrual syndrome (PMS), which affects 90% of all women, as highlighted by Rief. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"In an email to WIRED, a company spokesperson said essential medicines are treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases like diabetes and cancer; nonessential medicines include Cialis, a drug for erectile dysfunction . \u2014 Grace Browne, Wired , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Topics range from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change to erectile dysfunction and belief in God. \u2014 Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1970, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203717"
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},
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"erectile":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or capable of undergoing physiological erection":[
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"erectile tissue"
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],
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": capable of being raised to an upright position":[
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"the erectile quills of a porcupine"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02cct\u012b(-\u0259)l",
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"i-\u02c8rek-t\u1d4al",
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"-\u02cct\u012bl"
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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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"Some risks are common and ultimately manageable: dribbling while urinating, blockages or leaks in the new urethral plumbing, malposition or extrusion of the erectile device. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
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"Yet studies so far have not linked the vaccines with problems related to pregnancy, menstrual cycles, erectile performance or sperm quality. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"Instead, female dolphins appear to have a secondary type of erectile tissue, although this would require early development studies to confirm. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"If a man complains of erectile problems, doctors often offer drugs like Viagra and Cialis. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Jan. 2022",
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"At its inception in 2017, under the name Roman, the company billed itself as a men's health care company providing discreet treatments for conditions including erectile disfunction and hair loss. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"Vaccines do not threaten sperm or erectile function, but COVID-19 does. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"What was initially a loss of depth and diameter from their vaginoplasty was compounded with regrowth of erectile tissue that needed to be removed. \u2014 Allure , 12 July 2021",
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"In November, news broke that Lee is going to direct a movie about the discovery and marketing of the erectile -dysfunction pill Viagra. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235039"
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},
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"eremurus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Eremurus ) of perennial Asian herbs of the lily family that produce tall racemes of showy blooms":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccer-\u0259-\u02c8myu\u0307r-\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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"New Latin, from Greek er\u0113mos solitary + oura tail \u2014 more at ass":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1829, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070213"
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},
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"Eremopteris":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a form genus of fossil ferns or pteridosperms represented by leaves of Carboniferous age":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccer\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4pt\u0259r\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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"New Latin, from erem- + -pteris":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192535"
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},
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"eremophyte":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": desert plant":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8er\u0259m\u014d\u02ccf\u012bt",
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u0113m\u0259\u02ccf-"
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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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"erem- + -phyte":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093346"
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},
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"erenow":{
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": before this time : heretofore":[
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"\u2026 Arboriculture would indeed have been improved, under such an instructor. His excellent example would long erenow have rendered both science and information indispensable to our profession.",
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"\u2014 Sir Henry Steuart",
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"\"His vengeance may be delayed for a time, but not forever,\" she answered \u2026 . \"You say true, lovely Ellen; and I have done enough, erenow , to insure its heaviest weight. \u2026\"",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"er-\u02c8nau\u0307"
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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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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203242"
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},
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"erepsin":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a mixture of exopeptidases obtained especially from the intestinal juice":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8rep-s\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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"International Scientific Vocabulary er- (probably from Latin eripere to snatch away, from e- + rapere to seize) + p epsin \u2014 more at rapid":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022258"
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},
|
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"erethism":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": abnormal irritability or responsiveness to stimulation":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8er-\u0259-\u02ccthiz-\u0259m",
|
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"\u02c8er-\u0259-\u02ccthi-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French \u00e9r\u00e9thisme , from Greek erethismos irritation, from erethizein to irritate; akin to Greek ornynai to rouse \u2014 more at orient entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223654"
|
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},
|
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"Erethizon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the type genus of Erethizontidae comprising the North American porcupine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccer\u0259\u02c8th\u012bz\u1d4an",
|
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"-\u02ccz\u00e4n"
|
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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":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek erethiz\u014dn , present participle of erethizein":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001730"
|
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},
|
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"Erethizontidae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of chiefly arboreal hystricomorph rodents comprising the typical New World porcupines with the tail more or less prehensile and the soles of the feet specialized for climbing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccer\u0259th\u0259\u0307\u02c8z\u00e4nt\u0259\u02ccd\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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"New Latin, from Erethizont-, Erethizon , type genus + -idae":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002653"
|
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},
|
|
"Eretmochelys":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of aquatic turtles including only the hawksbill":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cce\u02ccret\u02c8m\u00e4k\u0259l\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek eretmon oar + chelys turtle (propel a boat)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011715"
|
|
},
|
|
"Eregli":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in southern Turkey south-southeast of Ankara population 74,332":[],
|
|
"town and port on the Black Sea in northwestern Turkey in Asia population 63,776":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccer-\u0101-\u02c8l\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8gl\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145507"
|
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},
|
|
"Erector":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"trademark"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"i-\u02c8rek-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Kuaizhou-1A lifted off from a transport erector launcher from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, Space News reports. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Iskander-M is a 26-foot-long, three-foot-wide missile typically fired from a truck transporter/ erector /launcher vehicle. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Other back-strengthening exercises rely on stabilization or resisting motion, such as the ones that activate your erector spinae, or your deep lower back muscles. \u2014 SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Your core also includes your diaphragm, obliques (muscles along the side of your abdomen), transverse abdominis (your deepest core muscles), erector spinae, and more. \u2014 Manee Magee, SELF , 7 May 2022",
|
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"The erector spinae work to extend and laterally flex the spine. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The boat pose is an isometric exercise that works your transverse abominis, rectus abdominis, hip flexors, and erector spinae, which are the stabilizing muscles in the back that run along the spine. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Aesthetically, the furniture lands somewhere between an erector set and industrial-modern design. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, ran photos of the new cruise missile flying and being fired from a transporter- erector -launcher. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180403"
|
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},
|
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"erection tower":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a temporary framework like a tower built to support hoisting equipment for the erection of a building or other structure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180827"
|
|
},
|
|
"erects":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": standing up or out from the body":[
|
|
"erect hairs"
|
|
],
|
|
": characterized by firm or rigid straightness in bodily posture":[
|
|
"an erect bearing"
|
|
],
|
|
": directed upward":[],
|
|
": alert , watchful":[],
|
|
": being in a state of physiological erection":[],
|
|
": to put up by the fitting together of materials or parts : build":[],
|
|
": to fix in an upright position":[],
|
|
": to cause to stand up or stand out":[],
|
|
": to direct upward":[],
|
|
": to change (an image) from an inverted to a normal position":[],
|
|
": to elevate in status":[],
|
|
": set up , establish":[],
|
|
": encourage , embolden":[],
|
|
": to draw or construct (something, such as a perpendicular or figure) upon a given base":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"i-\u02c8rekt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"perpendicular",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"stand-up",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"vertical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"upend",
|
|
"upraise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She sat erect , listening for her name.",
|
|
"a lone tree remained erect after the terrible tornado had passed",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The city erected a statue in his honor.",
|
|
"They erected a marker over the grave.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Volunteers prepare the boots by carefully tying each lace and placing an empty water bottle inside each boot to keep it erect . \u2014 Fox News , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"These experimental trees \u2014 only about 2,000 exist so far \u2014 grow erect , spineless and fast, while still being able to survive and thrive the in harsh, semi-arid climate of South Texas. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"One is correctly seated at the table when the figure is erect but not rigid, not self-consciously tense; feet firmly on the floor; elbows off the table; left hand in the lap when it is not engaged. \u2014 Dan Danbom, The Denver Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Someday, a human-sized version might even be able erect habitats in space. \u2014 Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics , 22 July 2018",
|
|
"This hybrid of two European/Asian species grows to be an almost architectural plant to about 5-feet tall with narrow, erect shape. \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 1 June 2018",
|
|
"The 5-7 Stanhope runs with erect posture and striking fluidity. \u2014 David Woods, Indianapolis Star , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"Natalie Mueller is an archaeobotanist at Cornell University who has spent years hunting for erect knotweed across the southern US and up into Ohio and Illinois. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica , 26 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"At up to 12 meters tall, these spindly species were topped by a clump of erect branches vaguely resembling modern palm trees and lived a whopping 393 million to 372 million years ago. \u2014 Giorgia Guglielmi, Science | AAAS , 27 Oct. 2017",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The park\u2019s headquarters, museum and archives are also located at the northern entrance; as is the Roosevelt Arch, where Native American groups planned to erect a teepee village in late August. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Kevitt\u2019s group, along with Different Spokes Bicycling Club of Southern California and Jelmert\u2019s friends and family, plans to erect a bike painted white in memory of Jelmert. \u2014 Rachel Urangastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The city plans to erect a series of new monuments using feedback collected through its engagement efforts and is seeking project ideas from artists or community groups. \u2014 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY , 17 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"The invasion of Ukraine has also unleashed a wave of protectionism as governments, desperate to secure goods for their citizens amid shortages and rising prices, erect new barriers to stop exports. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"All along the four-kilometer-long road, small groups of people were carrying bundles of white crosses and quietly beginning to erect them on the roadside. \u2014 Menno Schilthuizen, Scientific American , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The invasion of Ukraine has also unleashed a wave of protectionism as governments, desperate to secure goods for their citizens amid shortages and rising prices, erect new barriers to stop exports. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Particularly American leaders leading the country most erect in carriage as this horrid war ended? \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The fencing finally came down with a promise to re- erect it if necessary. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 9 Sep. 2021"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin erectus , past participle of erigere to erect, from e- + regere to lead straight, guide \u2014 more at right":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192709"
|
|
},
|
|
"erector":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"trademark"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"i-\u02c8rek-t\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Kuaizhou-1A lifted off from a transport erector launcher from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, Space News reports. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 24 June 2022",
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"The Iskander-M is a 26-foot-long, three-foot-wide missile typically fired from a truck transporter/ erector /launcher vehicle. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Other back-strengthening exercises rely on stabilization or resisting motion, such as the ones that activate your erector spinae, or your deep lower back muscles. \u2014 SELF , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Your core also includes your diaphragm, obliques (muscles along the side of your abdomen), transverse abdominis (your deepest core muscles), erector spinae, and more. \u2014 Manee Magee, SELF , 7 May 2022",
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"The erector spinae work to extend and laterally flex the spine. \u2014 Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"The boat pose is an isometric exercise that works your transverse abominis, rectus abdominis, hip flexors, and erector spinae, which are the stabilizing muscles in the back that run along the spine. \u2014 SELF , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Aesthetically, the furniture lands somewhere between an erector set and industrial-modern design. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 17 Nov. 2021",
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"Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, ran photos of the new cruise missile flying and being fired from a transporter- erector -launcher. \u2014 NBC News , 13 Sep. 2021"
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