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{
"Legendre":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Adrien-Marie 1752\u20131833 French mathematician":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"l\u0259-\u02c8zh\u00e4\u207fdr\u1d4a"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132304",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Leggada":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a genus of murid rodents that comprises the jungle mice and is sometimes regarded as a subgenus of Mus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8leg\u0259d\u0259"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005614",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Leggett":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"Sir Anthony (James) 1938\u2013 British-American physicist":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8le-g\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115425",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"Leghorn":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat":[],
": a hat of this straw":[],
": any of a Mediterranean breed of small hardy domestic chickens noted for their large production of white eggs":[],
"commune and port on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the region of Tuscany, central Italy population 157,052":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Oct. 2015"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Leghorn , Italy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8leg-\u02cch\u022frn",
"\u02c8le-\u02ccg\u022frn",
"-g\u0259rn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130938",
"type":[
"geographical name",
"noun"
]
},
"Legion of Honor":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104651",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"Legion of Merit":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a U.S. military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112746",
"type":[
"noun phrase"
]
},
"Legionnaires' disease":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium ( Legionella pneumophila ), is characterized initially by symptoms resembling influenza (as malaise, headache, and muscular aches) followed by high fever, cough, diarrhea, severe pneumonia, and mental confusion, and that may be fatal especially in elderly and immunocompromised individuals":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"from its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccl\u0113-j\u0259-\u02c8nerz-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225300",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leg":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a branch of a forked or jointed object":[
"the legs of a compass"
],
": a branch or part of an object or system":[],
": a limb of an animal used especially for supporting the body and for walking: such as":[],
": a pole or bar serving as a support or prop":[
"the legs of a tripod"
],
": a portion of a trip : stage":[],
": at or near the end of one's resources : on the verge of failure, exhaustion, or ruin":[],
": long-term appeal or interest":[
"a news story with legs"
],
": obeisance , bow":[
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase to make a leg"
],
": one of several events or games necessary to be won to decide a competition":[
"won the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown"
],
": one of the paired vertebrate limbs that in bipeds extend from the top of the thigh to the foot":[],
": one of the rather generalized segmental appendages of an arthropod used in walking and crawling":[],
": one section of a relay race":[],
": the back half of a hindquarter of a meat animal":[],
": the course and distance sailed by a boat on a single tack":[],
": the part of an article of clothing that covers the leg":[],
": the part of such a limb between the knee and foot":[],
": the part of the upper (as of a boot) that extends above the ankle":[],
"legal":[],
"legato":[],
"legislative; legislature":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"He sat on a chair with his legs crossed.",
"He leaned against the wall with his legs spread so the police could search him.",
"She broke her leg in a skiing accident.",
"His legs gave way under him and he fell over.",
"We had chicken legs for dinner.",
"Would you like some more leg of lamb",
"the legs of a table",
"a chair with a broken leg",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Though the wound to his leg is healing, the experience has changed their child forever, Corina Camacho and Michael Mart\u00ednez told CNN. \u2014 Theresa Waldrop, CNN , 10 June 2022",
"As the victim lay on the floor, unable to move due to her injuries, the man lit a blowtorch and held the flame close to her leg . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 9 June 2022",
"The infant, less than a year old, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to her leg and was transported to a local hospital, authorities said. \u2014 Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"The 28-year-old man was taken to an area hospital with a nonfatal gunshot wound to his leg . \u2014 Sanya Kamidi, Baltimore Sun , 7 June 2022",
"Woods, a three-time U.S. Open champion, continues to recover from the February 2021 car accident that resulted in severe injuries to his right leg . \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
"There are reflective vests or reflective bands that attach to your leg . \u2014 Lori Aratani, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"Shaw leads the team with 44 RBIs with Cervantes next with 32. Against Del Norte, the Crusaders had starting pitcher Isabel Valdez knocked out of the game in the second inning after taking a line drive to the leg . \u2014 Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
"Woods\u2019s exit came in his second competitive event since returning from a devastating car crash in 2021 that sent him into surgery for injuries to his leg that threatened both his life and career. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The Rangers' best skater in these playoffs netted his team-leading seventh goal to push the lead to 2-0, using his go-to leg kick before finishing through Raanta's legs. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
"Bring your arm and leg back to the starting position. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 27 May 2022",
"Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 Feb. 2022",
"Reverse the movement and extend your arm and leg back out. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 28 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"circa 1587, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old Norse leggr":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"also \u02c8l\u0101g",
"\u02c8leg, \u02c8l\u0101g",
"\u02c8leg"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"pin"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200836",
"type":[
"abbreviation",
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"leg (it)":{
"antonyms":[
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"unlawful",
"wrongful"
],
"definitions":{
": accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements":[
"a legit business",
"Nolan, a retired thief, is 50-ish and legit now, owner of a successful shopping-mall restaurant \u2026",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly",
"Set in Las Vegas in the '70s and '80s, \"Casino\" shows a mob man \u2026 trying to go legit while running a casino, but being dragged back into bloody conflict by a ruthless colleague \u2026",
"\u2014 Bruce Westbrook"
],
": genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success":[
"They have a legit shot at winning the championship.",
"\"She had this bad habit of making all her shots,\" said Washington coach Phil Chase. \"Let's face it. She's legit.\"",
"\u2014 USA Today",
"For all the crap Killington takes, it's still one huge place with plenty of legit terrain and good skiers.",
"\u2014 Skiing"
],
": legitimate : such as":[],
": really , actually":[
"\u2014 used for emphasis",
"\"\u2026 I got a lot going on, and I don't remember things very well, and I forgot. I legit forgot.\"",
"\u2014 Kristen Bell",
"\"I legit tracked down the neighborhood ice cream truck guy and hit him up until he agreed to show on my block the day of the shoot. \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Miss Eaves",
"\"Now, I didn't want to be one of the people disappointed in the finale. But I legit don't know what's happening. It's like they just gave up on a storyline.\"",
"\u2014 DeRay Mckesson",
"\"I think we legit overpowered our monitors,\" country singer Brett Kissel proclaimed late in the evening at the Palomino Smokehouse in downtown Calgary.",
"\u2014 David Friend"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"What she's doing is perfectly legit .",
"All I want is a legit chance to succeed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"So my grandma took everything out of her savings\u2014$527\u2014and took me to this acting school that was not legit at all. \u2014 Glamour , 20 May 2022",
"From the very back of the upper bowl section, the farthest seats in the house, the sound and sights are still legit . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
"The Fake Charitable Organization Find out if the charity is legit . \u2014 Nancy L. Anderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"That confession came after many news outlets, including USA TODAY, had asked before running stories about the name change whether the deal was a prank but were told the announcement was legit . \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Saint Peter\u2019s may not go all the way, but this team is legit and isn\u2019t backing down. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 26 Mar. 2022",
"If the photos are clinically legit , there should very little difference between the two in terms of lighting, head positioning, and distance. \u2014 Maura Lynch, Allure , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Smith admits Corral is legit but isn\u2019t buying what Tebow is selling. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Deandra wisely seems to see through these attempts to buy her affection, pondering how legit any of this is. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1998, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"li-\u02c8jit"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"licit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213245",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"leg spin":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a spin imparted to a bowled cricket ball that tends to cause it to break from the leg side to the off side":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-103321",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leg stump":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the outside stump near the batsman in cricket \u2014 compare middle stump , off stump":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102832",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leg theory":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a technique in cricket in which a concentration of fielders is placed on the leg side and the bowling aimed generally at the leg stump to tempt the batsman to make leg hits \u2014 compare body-line , off theory":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085615",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"leg up":{
"antonyms":[
"hindrance"
],
"definitions":{
": a helping hand : boost":[],
": head start":[]
},
"examples":[
"a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His game, and the attention around his recruiting, has given his teammates a leg up . \u2014 David Gardner, New York Times , 21 June 2022",
"For investors, understanding how to play either or any scenario could be a leg up . \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
"Enterprises running older platforms need a leg up to achieve the full benefits that big data can provide. \u2014 Emanuel Younanzadeh, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The company\u2019s focus on the latter, in particular, might have given it a leg up versus its U.S. competitor recently. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 5 May 2021",
"The eleventh-dimensional chess-like thinking behind this spending is clear: The 2022 midterms will be tight, and boosting ultraconservatives more likely to alienate moderate voters might help Democrats in desperate need of a leg up . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
"But Heslop hints that no one as a leg up upon entering Red Bull Cliff Diving\u2019s circuit of competition. \u2014 Andy Frye, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Knowing about this viral strategy could give scientists a leg up in developing new vaccines. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
"Answers collected from a scam like this could open the door to an impersonator on a phone call, password recovery, or give a hacker a leg up on things to use to crack secure passwords. \u2014 Emil Sayegh, Forbes , 26 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"backing",
"boost",
"hand",
"help",
"helping hand",
"lift",
"support"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194848",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"legacy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a candidate for membership in an organization (such as a school or fraternal order) who is given special status because of a familial relationship to a member":[
"Legacies , or children of alumni, are three times more likely to be accepted to Harvard than other high school graduates with the same (sometimes better) scores \u2026",
"\u2014 Michael Lind"
],
": a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest":[
"She left us a legacy of a million dollars."
],
": of, relating to, associated with, or carried over from an earlier time, technology, business, etc.":[
"And it is about more than just TV\u2014newspapers, magazines, radio, all the \" legacy \" media are feeling the earth move beneath them. Journalists look out and see thousands of empty campus TV lounges and newsprint-less recycling bins and millions of iPads and smart phones and they wonder what's coming next.",
"\u2014 Dante Chinni",
"Following ISG's takeover, 100,000 Bethlehem retirees and their dependents also lost their medical coverage, and they will get only a fraction of their original pension benefits. Avoiding those expenses, known as legacy costs, will save ISG more than $400 million a year.",
"\u2014 Nelson D. Schwartz"
],
": of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system":[
"transfer the legacy data",
"a legacy system"
],
": something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past":[
"the legacy of the ancient philosophers",
"The war left a legacy of pain and suffering."
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"She left us a legacy of a million dollars.",
"He left his children a legacy of love and respect.",
"The war left a legacy of pain and suffering.",
"Her artistic legacy lives on through her children.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"It\u2019s the ideal spot for another nature lover to carry on that legacy . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
"The star, who is also known for her roles on Ghost Whisperer and Party of Five, also reflected on her mother's legacy . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"But the civic contribution the play makes \u2014 asking playgoers in the Calderwood/BCA complex to reflect on the legacy of that explosive era \u2014 confers on the proceedings a welcome urgency. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
"Three Florida brothers who unexpectedly lost their mom right before the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world in 2020 have dedicated the rest of their lives to carrying on her generous and charitable legacy . \u2014 Daniella Genovese, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"Now, Nienhueser\u2019s son John Wolfe, 59, and her granddaughter Rebecca Wolfe, 29, are carrying on the family legacy with an eye toward the modern Alaska outdoors experience. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
"Terri, Robert, Bindi, and Bindi's husband, Chandler, carry on Steve's legacy as wildlife conservationists and owners of the Australia Zoo. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"According to findings from Gartner, by 2023, 30% of large enterprises will be using AIOps to monitor the non- legacy segments of their IT estates. \u2014 Archana Jain, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
"The donations boycott is designed to build on past anti- legacy efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Legacy outdoor companies like Patagonia are selling food now, as are upstart outfits like Good to-Go, a Maine company that Jennifer Scism, 52, a chef and former partner at the acclaimed New York restaurant Annisa, started in 2014. \u2014 Kim Severson, New York Times , 26 June 2017",
"Legacy coach Christopher Word isn\u2019t at all surprised by Powers\u2019 success. \u2014 Shawn Smajstrla, star-telegram , 21 June 2017",
"Legacy students whose parents are alumni and who contribute a lot of money to the college"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1984, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English legacie office of a legate, bequest, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, office of a legate, from Medieval Latin legatia , from Latin legatus":"Noun",
"from attributive use of legacy entry 1":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8le-g\u0259-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bequest",
"birthright",
"heritage",
"inheritance",
"patrimony"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114353",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"legal":{
"antonyms":[
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"unlawful",
"wrongful"
],
"definitions":{
": conforming to or permitted by law or established rules":[
"The referee said it was a legal play.",
"Fishing in this lake is legal ."
],
": created by the constructions of the law":[
"A legal fiction is something assumed in law to be a fact regardless of the truth of that assumption."
],
": deriving authority from or founded on law : de jure":[
"a legal government"
],
": having a formal status derived from law often without a basis in actual fact : titular":[
"a corporation is a legal but not a real person"
],
": of or relating to law":[
"She has many legal problems."
],
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the profession of law or of one of its members":[
"a bottle \u2026 that some legal friend had sent him",
"\u2014 J. G. Cozzens"
],
": one that conforms to rules or the law":[],
": recognized or made effective by a court of law as distinguished from a court of equity":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She has a lot of legal problems.",
"Do you know your legal rights",
"The amount of alcohol in his blood exceeded the legal limit.",
"What you did was not legal .",
"\u201cIs it legal to fish in this river",
"The referee said it was a legal play.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Those state laws could face imminent legal challenges. \u2014 Joanna Slater, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"On the whole, Thomas' opinion is sweeping, tightening the standard court's use to evaluate state gun restrictions and potentially opening the floodgates to a wave of new legal challenges nationwide. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
"Uber and Lyft label their drivers independent contractors and not employees, the centerpiece of many legal challenges in recent years in state and federal courts across the country. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"That case is just the latest example of legal challenges that erode LGBTQ rights. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"The report states that city officials are already preparing for potential legal challenges to any action the city makes. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
"But, after dozens of successful legal challenges, only seven asylum seekers were taken to the airbase. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
"In the 1990s, a series of corruption scandals and legal challenges brought the union down, and a new generation of cheesemakers began to break from tradition. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
"His order also establish new rules to discourage conversion therapy, though efforts to enforce bans against it in places where state law allows the practice will rely on legal challenges from outside the White House. \u2014 Will Weissert, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Truthful information disseminated by the news media about matters of public importance carry the highest legal of protection under the First Amendment. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"As a result, guns are banned in the area, even by those who have legal concealed carry permits. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Many of Florida\u2019s marijuana dispensaries were not ready when Gov. Ron DeSantis made smokable medical marijuana legal in March. \u2014 Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
"At the very end of the show, rapper Rico Nasty strutted out with a should-be- legal rolled piece of paper between her fingers. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2019",
"American Media agreed to give Ms. McDougal back the rights to her story as part of an April legal settlement, but the company insisted that the Men\u2019s Journal cover go forward as planned. \u2014 WSJ , 27 June 2018",
"With recreational or medical marijuana legal in 29 states and the nation\u2019s capital, the pot industry employed 121,000 people in the U.S. last year. \u2014 David Goldstein And Anita Chabria, sacbee , 8 June 2018",
"An extravagant legal row this week suggests there may be little time left for complacency. \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018",
"Barrett has asked Columbia to refund her spring term rent and tuition, and originally turned to Equip for Equality, a disability legal and advocacy organization, for help. \u2014 Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader , 8 Apr. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective",
"1923, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Anglo-French, from Latin legalis , from leg-, lex law":"Adjective and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for legal Adjective lawful , legal , legitimate , licit mean being in accordance with law. lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state legitimate may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes licit applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors",
"synonyms":[
"lawful",
"legit",
"legitimate",
"licit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215259",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"legal aid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since kicking off the annual event in 2000, Mr. Buffett has helped raise more than $53 million for Glide, a San Francisco charity that provides meals, healthcare and legal aid to homeless and other vulnerable individuals in the city. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
"As legal aid and community groups work to keep up with the pace of evictions cases, a group of tenants is also working on a ballot measure campaign that would give all tenants the right to free eviction representation in court. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
"The victim was identified as Nirmal Singh by the Sikh Coalition, a Sikh-American advocacy group providing Singh with free legal aid following the incident. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Several people, including tenants and leaders of nonprofit legal aid groups, spoke during public comment in support of the ordinance. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
"The program began in 2020 and provides funding for legal aid groups to represent immigrants in deportation proceedings or who are trying to legalize their status but can\u2019t afford an attorney. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Eviction filings fell drastically early in the pandemic because of safety nets such as eviction moratoriums, legal aid and rent assistance, according to a University of Michigan study. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
"Provides medical care, food, clothing, shelter, legal aid and support for Ukraine\u2019s LGBTQ+ community. \u2014 USA Today , 22 May 2022",
"In 2016, Baobab Experience operated an unofficial encampment in a street called Via Cupa in Rome, where homeless migrants could stay in tents, and where volunteers provided them with free meals, medical care and legal aid . \u2014 Eleanor Paynter, The Conversation , 13 May 2022"
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"But the hypocritical media-hungry legal eagle wasn\u2019t alone, Fertik continues, laughing. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
"Hired by Adam Driver for what promises to be a tough custody battle, Liotta\u2019s slick legal eagle is, in animal-kingdom terms, closer to a great white shark. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
"Forte will play the legal eagle , with Cena playing his formidable part employer. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The best attorneys are not only your legal eagle , but also your consigliere. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Congratulations to these two legal eagles on their victory and zealously representing their client. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
"Lawyers sometimes get a bad rap, but a handful of top actors \u2014 including Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Mark Ruffalo \u2014 portray legal eagles who fought for their clients, the environment and the rights of the innocent. \u2014 Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Nov. 2019",
"One of his clients is Walter McMillan (Jamie Foxx), who was sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of a 18-year-old white girl, but Bryan and fellow legal eagle Eva Ansley (Brie Larson) work tirelessly to overturn his conviction. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2019",
"For whatever reason, the legal eagles at the Disney/Lucasfilm trust have stood back and let custom saber makers run amok. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Dec. 2018"
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"On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth a legal holiday . \u2014 Gregory Burnett, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
"The City Council will work with Mayor Luke Bronin\u2019s administration to create an ordinance that establishes Juneteenth as a legal holiday in Hartford. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
"Congress passed a law to mark Nov. 11 as a legal holiday in 1938. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2021",
"Under state law, a legal holiday that falls on a Saturday is still observed on Saturday, while Sunday holidays are observed the following Monday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2021",
"In 1926, Congress adopted a resolution requesting that President Calvin Coolidge issue annual proclamations on Nov. 11, making Armistice Day a legal holiday . \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 2 Nov. 2021",
"City of Chicago offices, for instance, will be closed, but Delaware doesn\u2019t recognize this as a legal holiday . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 11 Oct. 2021",
"The Labor Department says by 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday , and President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. \u2014 Craig Harris, USA TODAY , 6 Sep. 2021",
"April 7, 1907 - Colorado becomes the first state to declare Columbus Day a legal holiday . \u2014 CNN , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That January, the order became the Praetorian Mutual Life Insurance Co., a legal reserve life insurance company. \u2014 Spencer Bevis, Dallas News , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Among the reasons for the changes, GE said, were revisions of some of its assumptions and valuations, additions of $990 million to legal reserves and the change from international to U.S. accounting standards. \u2014 Michael Rapoport, WSJ , 13 Mar. 2019",
"Pershing Square has set aside $75 million in legal reserves related to the case, according to an annual report filed by a Pershing unit. \u2014 David Benoit, WSJ , 22 Dec. 2017"
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"Soon after France adopted the euro, the French franc ceased to be legal tender .",
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"When El Salvador\u2019s congress approved president Nayib Bukele\u2019s proposal last year to make the cryptocurrency legal tender , Bukele added laser eyes to his profile picture. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
"This past September, El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender . \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
"That is precisely the scenario that played out in El Salvador, the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender . \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
"Last year, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele made international news at the event, unveiling by video that his country would be the first to make cryptocurrency legal tender . \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Last year, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele made international news at the event, unveiling by video that his country would be the first to make cryptocurrency legal tender . \u2014 CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The announcement came hours after the small Central American country became the first to make bitcoin legal tender . \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2021",
"While Bitcoins offer value due to limited availability and sheer investor confidence, stablecoins peg value to legal tender like the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
"El Salvador is the only other country that officially uses bitcoin as legal tender in the world. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"I was confused by the legalese in the contract.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Bonner helped us get started by simplifying the legalese . \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"But several critics focus on the CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio, in part because it\u2019s one of the clearest numbers in the morass of proxy-statement legalese . \u2014 Maria Aspan, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
"He wasn\u2019t swayed by the legalese that resulted in Bauer not facing charges, rightly understanding that a decision that a case cannot be proved beyond a reasonable doubt is not the same as an exoneration. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Along the way, Falaneh handled the contractors, permits and city legalese , while Ghouleh and Abousalem turned their attention toward brand-building, inventory and crafting the menu. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Residents can see and read the entire zoning proposal, with maps, photos and diagrams (and no legalese , said Fenderbosch) on the city\u2019s website. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 29 Nov. 2021",
"TurboTax\u2019s current terms-of-use agreement, which still contains an arbitration clause, runs to over 15,000 words of dense legalese . \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 23 Feb. 2022",
"In 25 pages of legalese , Chris Mack's contract with the University of Louisville lays out how he could be compensated if his time as the school's men's basketball coach were to come to an end. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Kagan, one of the three remaining liberals on the bench, cut through the procedural intricacies and legalese to try to steer the conversation and offer an option for a compromise ruling. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
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"the senator questioned the legality of the proposed espionage operation",
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"The broad wording of some state laws, several of which define life as beginning at fertilization, would appear to bring the legality of IVF procedures into question. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"The impact is immediate in some cases and enormous in almost all, with states now deciding the legality of abortions. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Our work actually isn\u2019t going to change one bit if Roe is overturned because our whole point is not necessarily in regards to legality . \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
"The legality of Abbott's move to send migrant buses to Washington, D.C., remains in question, however. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Those Trump-era legal victories for DACA recipients, however, did not affirm the program's legality . \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
"With Republican lawmakers holding fast to existing gun laws and citing the second amendment as proof against the legality of firearm reform, there is almost no chance the legislation will pass the Senate. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
"Take a look at a map outlining the current legality of cannabis in the U.S. \u2014 Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
"More striking even than the assumption that this lord should help provide for people who are caring for other people is the way the steward\u2019s argument is made\u2014this argument is not based on morality, or legality , but on necessity. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
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"State lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, aiming to ensure the legislation passes the General Assembly. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Koenig \u2014 an eight-term incumbent from Erlanger \u2014 is the chairman of the House Licensing and Occupations committee and the lead proponent of a bill to legalize , regulate and tax sports gaming in Kentucky. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
"In May, the Legislature passed a bill to legalize and regulate the production and use of medical marijuana products in Alabama, a seed-to-sale intrastate program. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 15 July 2021",
"Yesterday the Rhode Island Senate approved a bill to legalize marijuana for adults in the state and regulate its production and retail sale. \u2014 Iris Dorbian, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
"Even as other states legalize weed, including New York just recently, cannabis industry analyst Jamie Schau expects Illinois sales to continue to escalate. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2021",
"On May 30, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) introduced a bill to legalize medical cannabis in the country. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
"Most recently, in late 2021, Malta became the first European Union country to legalize recreational cannabis for personal use. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
"This bill draft seeks to legalize cannabis in the U.S., advance equity and economic empowerment for communities impacted by prohibition, and other crucial regulatory updates. \u2014 Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022"
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"In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The Franciscan Plano Carpini, who traveled the empire as papal legate in 1246, described a draconian tax collector demanding one in three boys from every Russian family, as well as unmarried women. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2021",
"The wife of the ailing emperor sends an Imperial legate \u2014 her nephew \u2014 to investigate. \u2014 N. K. Jemisin, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
"That Francis forced Festing\u2019s resignation without deigning to pick up Burke\u2019s gauntlet was further vindication of the Pope, who will soon appoint his own legate to run the Order. \u2014 James Carroll, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2017"
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"Man, myth, and legend are collapsed into one hip-heaving, acutely talented, blue-eyed soulster whose tragedy is preordained by the fact that his story still belongs to the man who bled it dry. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"And her father is the late Indian music legend Ravi Shankar. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"The title track, which features Jeff Beck on guitar, is out now, accompanied by a video directed by comic legend Todd McFarlane (Spawn, The Amazing Spider-Man). \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 24 June 2022",
"Pippen, the son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, is a native of Los Angeles and attended Sierra Canyon High School. \u2014 Aria Gerson, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, tennis legend Billie Jean King sat down with Andrea Mitchell on NBC Nightly News to discuss the opportunities to make sports more inclusive for women. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Cleveland radio legend Jeff Kinzbach and his wife, Patti, have been living out of their RV and traveling North America since Jeff retired in 2020. \u2014 Jeff And Patti Kinzbach, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"How Keegan Murray transformed from son of Battle Creek legend to Pistons' NBA draft target Contact Kirkland Crawford: kcrawford@freepress.com. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Brooks and his band played the song near the end of Friday\u2019s show \u2014 the first of two nights at Rice-Eccles, on the country legend \u2019s soon-to-end Stadium Tour. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022"
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"The legendary band, known for a slew of hits from the 70s and 80s, released their 17th album last year. \u2014 Micha Green, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
"In Morgantown, West Virginia, where Marsha lived from 1978 until her disappearance a decade later, her reputation is legendary . \u2014 Karen Zelermyer, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
"His songs are part of the fabric of American life, and his high-energy stage shows are legendary . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
"His college choice was Arnold Palmer\u2019s alma mater \u2014 Wake Forest \u2014 and the disdain for miscues was legendary . \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"The views, as well as Vidal\u2019s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary . \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
"The earthy and flowery flavor of White Widow is legendary , and the strain has been a cannabis classic for decades. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
"But, Walker\u2019s reputation for world-class fishing and hosting iconic fishing tournaments is legendary . \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
"CNN)It has been 42 years since Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band Joy Division, took his own life. \u2014 Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes And Henry Hullah, CNN , 21 May 2022"
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"National Review covered the legerdemain used by Stalin and then again by Putin to fuel their rise to absolute power. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Sarah Palin lost her libel case against the New York Times, but not without some judicial legerdemain . \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
"That does not mean the game wasn\u2019t bereft of Brady\u2019s fourth-quarter legerdemain . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
"While the struggle to keep aircraft flying is a commendable exercise in bureaucratic legerdemain and organizational agility, the battle to keep aircraft safe and mission capable is an unsustainable, morale-sapping exercise. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
"The legislative legerdemain needed to craft the multistep procedural agreement and raise the debt limit this year is a sign of the difficulty lawmakers may face on the issue in 2023. \u2014 Andrew Duehren, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
"The bill\u2019s passage, 220 to 213, came after weeks of cajoling, arm-twisting and legislative legerdemain by Democrats. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
"In a bit of legislative legerdemain , the House never adjourned for the day, so Friday is still technically Thursday in the House. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Political reporters were dazzled by his legerdemain in stealing a traditionally Republican issue, promising more law enforcement on the streets and tougher penalties for juvenile offenders. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Nov. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our bodies are soft, uniquely shaped, hairy- legged beings that need wide, vast space to birth dreams. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Designed at Cornell University, the teeny tiny four- legged bots could one day deliver drugs directly to injuries or tumors. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
"There's the balance with all the one- legged , different things. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
"There will also be doggy ice cream for four- legged festivalgoers, and a VIP ice cream lounge where guests can relax, meet the chefs and taste exclusive products. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
"According to Mayo Clinic, Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected, black- legged deer tick. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
"Powassan virus is typically spread by infected black- legged or deer ticks, Juthani said. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
"Those looking for $2,000 and a few dozen six- legged friends can apply at The Pest Informer's website. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
"The spinosaurid, a two- legged dinosaur with the face of a crocodile, was larger than a double-decker bus. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8le-g\u0259d",
"also \u02c8l\u0101-",
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"The document is not legible .",
"an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At 16 inches, that higher desktop space setting will be legible for most people. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
"For a character to play against type, of course, a writer must first render that type legible to readers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
"When one page was done, the printer could rearrange the letters and print something else, making books quicker and cheaper to produce, and more legible . \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Feb. 2022",
"The visible efforts to obscure the objects add another layer to their history, one that is legible . \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
"As with many neighborhoods in New York City, Chinatown has a history that is legible in layers. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The letters running diagonally up the display are legible , especially with thinner fonts. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Its numeral hour markers and broad sword-style hands are extremely legible , even on the small sub registers. \u2014 Daniel Bentley, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2021",
"Bell & Ross provides an exemplar of the category with its BR 03-92 Golden Heritage: The bold numbers are highly legible , the large screw-lock crown is easily wound and the crystal surface is coated to be anti-reflective and scratch resistant. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis , from Latin legere to read":""
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
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"accessible",
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"many",
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"multiple",
"multiplex",
"multitudinous",
"numerous"
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]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Legions of people came to see him perform.",
"joined the French Foreign Legion",
"Adjective",
"the obstacles that the programmers had to overcome have been legion",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Volunteers, a legion of them, holding the ropes, waving orange paddles to warn of errant shots, keeping people out or letting people in, doing all kind of jobs, would return to normal lives. \u2014 Leigh Montville, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
"An unknown number of Americans, mostly with military backgrounds, have traveled to Ukraine to join the country\u2019s foreign legion and fight alongside Ukrainian soldiers there. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
"The fifth-generation RX adds features for safety, connectivity and comfort, all housed in a familiar-looking body that should make the SUV\u2019s legion of previous owners comfortable. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
"Yet the 61-year-old, who anchors her final newscast Friday, will leave Orlando in June with more than a legion of loyal viewers after 30 years at Channel 9. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
"Smith and a growing legion of followers had pushed across the country, eventually settling in Nauvoo, Ill., in 1839 after fleeing Ohio and a violent expulsion from Missouri. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"The sprawling search for a 7-year-old Kodiak boy who went missing last weekend has yielded no new leads despite extensive efforts from a legion of community members and agencies over the past week. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
"After a hue and cry, online applications arrived, but still, only 4,000 visas were granted as of Monday, even as the continent hosts a legion of 2.8 million refugees and growing. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The stories of the grueling nature of K-pop training regimes are legion . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 3 June 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio , from legere to gather \u2014 more at legend":"Noun and Adjective"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Inside the outpost, the rankings got more granular\u2014commoner, foreigner, servant, patrician, legionary , commander, senator, magistrate. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 June 2021",
"Two examples include a room from King Herod's palace that was discovered under the old Ottoman Kishle prison and a Roman legionary bathhouse that was excavated when a modern Jewish mikvah, a building for ritual baths, was under construction. \u2014 National Geographic , 14 Nov. 2019",
"As part of the free admission, guests can experience a lively demonstration of gladiatorial combat, explore hands-on activities, learn about Roman life and the famous Roman legionary soldiers, and play with the toys and games of Roman children. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2018",
"The cemetery they were buried in was once on the outskirts of Eboracum, a Roman legionary fortress and settlement that was one of the largest in Britain 1800 years ago. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Jan. 2016",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The teenage hero is among a few witnesses, including a Neanderthal cave man, a Roman legionary and the preteen daughter of a Princeton University professor, called before a tribunal representing three great galaxies. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2020",
"According to the Telegraph\u2019s Mike Wright, the fort likely served as a satellite of Isca Dumnoniorum, a military fortification garrisoned by 5,500 legionaries tasked with pacifying the fiercely resisting local populations in the region. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 27 Sep. 2019",
"These legionaries would march 20 miles a day with 80 lbs. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 26 Dec. 2018",
"The modern-day version has firms sending out agents to collect debts dressed in a medley of outfits from monks to Roman legionaries . \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 14 Feb. 2018"
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"1536, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"Middle English legyonary , from Latin legionarius , from legion-, legio":"Adjective"
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"\u02c8l\u0113-j\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
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"the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But surrender is not a part of a legionnaire \u2019s mentality. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020",
"Such was the case for innumerable female veterans denied full legionnaire status and shuffled to auxiliary posts. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"That same year, 35-year-old legionnaire Linsday Church was elected commander of her Seattle post. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020"
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"revoke"
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"They are attempting to legislate morality.",
"the need to better legislate foreign trade",
"trying to legislate changes in the current law",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The most immediate and effective way for Congress to legislate more affordable housing would be to expand the supply of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. \u2014 Richard Burns, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The justices paint a grim picture of what states may legislate off the back of the majority\u2019s decision. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"The National Assembly is the more powerful house of Parliament, with greater leeway to legislate and challenge the executive than the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"No one can grant permission for this kind of reconciliation grounded in personal experience or legislate its effect, thus explaining the vehemence of Hickey\u2019s anti-institutionalism. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"It\u2019s one thing to suggest guidelines, and quite another to legislate , penalize, and criticize constituent companies. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"But Proctor says voters must elect officials who will legislate common-sense gun laws. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"However, European countries have been quicker to link loot boxes to problem gambling and legislate against it. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"What is most dispiriting about this toll is the presumption that campaigning to legislate gun safety is fruitless, because gun control is unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and useless in preventing mass death. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022"
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"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"back-formation from legislator":""
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259s-\u02ccl\u0101t",
"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101t"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In February 2019, Hong Kong\u2019s Security Bureau, which Lee was by then leading, delivered a paper to the legislative council \u2019s security panel outlining why changes were necessary to the city\u2019s extradition policies. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
"One of the restrictions put in place was a system of extensive vetting of candidates for chief executive and the city\u2019s legislative council . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The accounts\u2019 first wave of coordinated posts pushed Beijing\u2019s stance that Hong Kong\u2019s legislative council elections were legitimate, though critics have called the vote a sham. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
"As a member of the Oregon Territory\u2019s legislative council in the 1840s, and later as a delegate to the 1857 constitutional convention, Applegate blocked attempts to allow slavery in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Opposition activists, hoping to build on that success, held a primary vote in 2020 to select the best candidates for the legislative council elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
"One of the new laws requires a legislative council to approve the secretary of state entering into a consent decree. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"One of the new laws requires a legislative council to approve the secretary of state entering into a consent decree. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
"Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, however, said lawmakers would not take up the resolution, citing the legislative council analysis. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 19 Nov. 2021"
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"examples":[
"Write to your state legislator .",
"the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Reared on a local dairy farm, former Scottsdale city councilman (1971-76), state legislator (1979-85) and honored oral historian Paul Messinger founded Messinger Mortuaries in 1959. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
"But a former state legislator , Daniel Squadron, who had sought to strengthen art market regulations in Albany, said that such restrictions were useful. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
"The long-serving Utah legislator had a deep impact on both of the state\u2019s current senators, who recounted Hatch\u2019s legislative legacy, loyalty and friendship throughout the years. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The Republican legislator challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s reelection has an unusual record in Sacramento. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
"This includes a new bathroom bill in Arizona, brought by the same Republican legislator behind the original 2013 ban. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Berry was a Civil War officer, lawyer, Arkansas legislator , speaker of the state House of Representatives and circuit judge for the 4th Judicial District. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 15 Jan. 2022",
"Lawmakers have not yet suggested rewriting the rules for recalling a legislator , which already carries a higher bar for qualifying than a statewide officer. \u2014 Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Oct. 2021",
"The state legislator who\u2019s led the charge to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia gave up the fight Thursday, saying the latest controversy surrounding the team has proved too much to overcome. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 9 June 2022"
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"circa 1513, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Latin legis lator , literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus ) to carry, propose \u2014 more at tolerate , bear":""
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101-\u02cct\u022fr",
"-\u02ccsl\u0101-t\u0259r",
"-\u02ccsl\u0101-\u02cct\u022fr",
"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101-t\u0259r",
"also \u02ccle-j\u0259-\u02c8sl\u0101-\u02cct\u022fr",
"\u02c8le-j\u0259s-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259r, -\u02cct\u022fr"
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"lawgiver",
"lawmaker",
"solon"
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"adjective",
"noun"
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"legislatress from legislator + -ess; legislatrix from legislator , after such pairs as English executor : executrix":""
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"\u00a6lej\u0259\u0307\u00a6sl\u0101\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125136",
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"noun"
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"Our legislature passed a law requiring people to wear safety belts.",
"Each state has its own legislature .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Republican minority in the legislature chided Democrats for passing the measure, prompting Democrats to call their GOP colleagues hypocrites because GOP lawmakers pushed a similar election-year proposal two decades ago. \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"And some political observers are already speculating how the council\u2019s presumptive new members might leave their mark on key issues in the legislature \u2019s pipeline. \u2014 Michael Brice-saddler, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
"DeSantis and his allies in the legislature have launched a series of other initiatives to control the conduct of elections. \u2014 Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
"Bryce Reeves, who has served in the state legislature since 2012 and previously ran for statewide office, got into the race with plenty of name recognition. \u2014 Sarah Rankin, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"The group also opposes a bill pending in the state legislature that would establish a portable benefit account for drivers, because they are classified as independent contractors. \u2014 Sarah Donaldson, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"In the legislature , lawmakers fret about the preparedness of Taiwan\u2019s troops. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The police response to the shooting is currently being reviewed by two special committees in the Texas legislature as well as the Department of Justice. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
"In all, Thomas emailed more than half the Republican lawmakers in the state legislature . \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 10 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1676, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101-ch\u0259r",
"\u02c8le-j\u0259s-\u02ccl\u0101-ch\u0259r, -\u02ccchu\u0307r",
"also \u02ccle-j\u0259-\u02c8sl\u0101-",
"British often \u02c8le-j\u0259-sl\u0259-ch\u0259"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"lawless",
"unlawful",
"wrongful"
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": accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements":[
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"Nolan, a retired thief, is 50-ish and legit now, owner of a successful shopping-mall restaurant \u2026",
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly",
"Set in Las Vegas in the '70s and '80s, \"Casino\" shows a mob man \u2026 trying to go legit while running a casino, but being dragged back into bloody conflict by a ruthless colleague \u2026",
"\u2014 Bruce Westbrook"
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": genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success":[
"They have a legit shot at winning the championship.",
"\"She had this bad habit of making all her shots,\" said Washington coach Phil Chase. \"Let's face it. She's legit.\"",
"\u2014 USA Today",
"For all the crap Killington takes, it's still one huge place with plenty of legit terrain and good skiers.",
"\u2014 Skiing"
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": legitimate : such as":[],
": really , actually":[
"\u2014 used for emphasis",
"\"\u2026 I got a lot going on, and I don't remember things very well, and I forgot. I legit forgot.\"",
"\u2014 Kristen Bell",
"\"I legit tracked down the neighborhood ice cream truck guy and hit him up until he agreed to show on my block the day of the shoot. \u2026 \"",
"\u2014 Miss Eaves",
"\"Now, I didn't want to be one of the people disappointed in the finale. But I legit don't know what's happening. It's like they just gave up on a storyline.\"",
"\u2014 DeRay Mckesson",
"\"I think we legit overpowered our monitors,\" country singer Brett Kissel proclaimed late in the evening at the Palomino Smokehouse in downtown Calgary.",
"\u2014 David Friend"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"What she's doing is perfectly legit .",
"All I want is a legit chance to succeed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"So my grandma took everything out of her savings\u2014$527\u2014and took me to this acting school that was not legit at all. \u2014 Glamour , 20 May 2022",
"From the very back of the upper bowl section, the farthest seats in the house, the sound and sights are still legit . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
"The Fake Charitable Organization Find out if the charity is legit . \u2014 Nancy L. Anderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
"That confession came after many news outlets, including USA TODAY, had asked before running stories about the name change whether the deal was a prank but were told the announcement was legit . \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Saint Peter\u2019s may not go all the way, but this team is legit and isn\u2019t backing down. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 26 Mar. 2022",
"If the photos are clinically legit , there should very little difference between the two in terms of lighting, head positioning, and distance. \u2014 Maura Lynch, Allure , 28 Oct. 2021",
"Smith admits Corral is legit but isn\u2019t buying what Tebow is selling. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 Oct. 2021",
"Deandra wisely seems to see through these attempts to buy her affection, pondering how legit any of this is. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1998, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"pronounciation":[
"li-\u02c8jit"
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"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"licit"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013618",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
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": the portion of an estate usually including both real and personal property reserved to the children and sometimes other heirs upon the death of the father under Roman, civil, and Scots law \u2014 compare dead's part , reasonable part":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"French l\u00e9gitime , from Middle French, from Medieval Latin legitima , from Latin, feminine of legitimus legitimate":""
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"\u02c8lej\u0259\u02cctim"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013322",
"type":[
"noun"
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"illegality",
"illegitimacy",
"unlawfulness",
"wrongfulness"
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"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being legitimate":[]
},
"examples":[
"the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Baca reached out to Davis on Twitter, querying Davis\u2019 legitimacy and asking if the 11-year-old had a ghost producer, or was buying tracks. \u2014 Annabel Ross, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
"The court's overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has amplified skepticism of the court among those who support reproductive rights, leading to questions about the court's legitimacy . \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
"In the same window, women\u2019s sports gained new legitimacy among the masses when King walloped Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes and helped legitimize women\u2019s professional tennis. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"For users, the democratic nature of the process helps lend legitimacy to the verdict, said Angela Zhang, a law professor at the University of Hong Kong. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Jordan sent the committee\u2019s chairman a letter that questioned the subpoena\u2019s legitimacy and said the committee wants to improperly grill him about performance of his official duties. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
"Another hearing, for example, is likely to focus at least in part on alternate slates of Trump electors that could have been used to try to undermine Biden\u2019s legitimacy , according to people involved with the investigation. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey And Amy Gardner, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
"During the two-week trial, jurors heard from current and former FBI officials who described efforts to assess the data\u2019s legitimacy as well as former Clinton campaign aides. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 31 May 2022",
"During the two-week trial, jurors heard from current and former FBI officials who described efforts to assess the data\u2019s legitimacy as well as former Clinton campaign aides. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
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"li-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-m\u0259-s\u0113"
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"lawfulness",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034828",
"type":[
"noun"
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"illegal",
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"illicit",
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"And if he can fix his start \u2026 he is a legitimate contender for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.",
"\u2014 Sean Ingle"
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"a legitimate child"
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"a legitimate king"
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": to show or affirm to be justified":[]
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"Adjective",
"Law books were getting thicker by the week with Supreme Court decisions barring legitimate claims because they weren't timely filed. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
"Even in many courtrooms, where there is valid concern about the privacy of defendants, judges recognize that camera coverage serves a legitimate public interest. \u2014 New Republic , 22 Feb. 1993",
"He was indeed already a legitimate child according to the law of Scotland, by the subsequent marriage of his parents. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Mid-Lothian , 1818",
"legitimate means for achieving success",
"the legitimate use of firearms",
"There's no legitimate reason for prescribing this medication to a child.",
"Verb",
"Which comes first, the desire to legitimate euthanasia or the nullifying of a distinction between killing and allowing to die",
"Poland has ceased being a nation with even a pretense of Communist rule, a rule that is legitimated by Marxist ideology. \u2014 Irving Kristol , Wall Street Journal , 11 Jan. 1982",
"\u2026 they are more concerned with the ways in which schools and colleges legitimate and maintain inequality than with the ways they devalue and restrict personal autonomy. \u2014 Christopher Jencks , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 1976",
"slang words legitimated by usage",
"Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"This summer, based on somewhat of a revival that included 15 playoff appearances, one more than the total during those first eight seasons, there could be legitimate outside interest. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
"Eliseev said that there were no legitimate military targets in the village, located roughly 12 miles south of the Russian border. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
"There are some legitimate diplomacy concerns to have around the film's major plot point. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 27 May 2022",
"For that to happen, the Cardinals are going to have to navigate their way through some legitimate concerns. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
"This is a useful opportunity to sort out the difference between legitimate concerns that must be addressed and unnecessary inhibitions that are merely weighing you down. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The disinformation operation exploited legitimate concerns that Ukrainian refugees could be kidnapped by human traffickers, but no evidence of organ harvesting has surfaced. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 19 May 2022",
"The Utah suit claims the state\u2019s fossil fuel development policies serve no legitimate government interest but promote extraction over the broader public good. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Where that efficiency might come from is a legitimate question. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The #MeToo movement helped a lot to legitimate female voices. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 28 May 2022",
"That bargain also served to legitimate the then-controversial idea that people deserved to get fabulously rich off providing an essential service. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
"Committee Republicans, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, called the reactions of Democrats and gun control advocates to the recent attacks as a new campaign to deny firearms to legitimate buyers and impose new restrictions on dealers. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
"In addition, the ideology glorifies war and violence, and a militarist fervor helps to legitimate the supreme leader and reinforce his charisma. \u2014 Alexander Motyl, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
"To legitimate the control machine in Palestine, the British raked their empire again, this time for ways of securing legal impunity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Both groups deployed the same exploit kit on websites that either belonged to legitimate organizations and were hacked or were set up for the express purpose of serving attack code on unsuspecting visitors. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 24 Mar. 2022",
"Doug Jacobson, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University, advises consumers to donate only to legitimate organizations and to toss all other solicitations. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
"Offering benign curiosity is Probationary Constable Helen Chambers (Macdonald), trying to make a transition to legitimate policing after tiring of menial duties as a traffic cop. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Adjective"
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"Middle English legitimat , from Medieval Latin legitimatus , past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg-, lex law":"Adjective and Verb"
},
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"li-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
"li-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-m\u0259t",
"l\u0259-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
"l\u0259-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-m\u0259t"
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for legitimate Adjective lawful , legal , legitimate , licit mean being in accordance with law. lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state legitimate may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes licit applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors",
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"\u2014 W. H. Archer"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably from Dutch, from French l'iguane the iguana, from le the + iguane iguana, from Spanish iguana":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110917",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a theatrical performance featuring a display of their legs by the female performers \u2014 compare burlesque sense 3 , striptease":[]
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142843"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a humorous deception or hoax":[]
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"\u02c8leg-\u02ccpu\u0307l",
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"from the phrase to pull one's leg":""
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"1893, in the meaning defined above":""
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"-sl\u0259-",
"\u02c8le-j\u0259s-\u02ccl\u0101-tiv",
"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101-tiv"
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"Adjective",
"the legislative branch of the government",
"She is interested in the legislative process.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The bill, which was named after Thompson\u2019s baby, failed to pass during this year\u2019s legislative session. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 2 July 2022",
"State lawmakers supported the assistance with the passage of Senate Bill 150 during this year's legislative session. \u2014 Fox News , 1 July 2022",
"During the 2022 legislative session, Indiana lawmakers declared a state fossil: The mastodon. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
"Dailey-Provost sponsored a similar bill during the 2020 legislative session, which did not pass. \u2014 Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune , 30 June 2022",
"The Legislature briefly considered late in the legislative session sending Alaskans $5,500 in payments, but ultimately settled on the $3,200 payments. \u2014 Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News , 29 June 2022",
"Following this week's California Senate Judiciary Committee 8-0 vote, to stay alive, the bill has a few hurdles to clear before the end of the legislative session in August. \u2014 Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica , 29 June 2022",
"Mitchell said that a new law signed this year by Gov. Doug Ducey that bans abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy would go into effect 90 days after the end of the legislative session. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 28 June 2022",
"The projects are voted on in the final frenetic days of the legislative session, when lawmakers meet late into the evening to divvy up money from various sources. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Democrats are pinning their hopes on Frank Ramirez, a young former legislative and City Council aide. \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Oct. 2021",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Brookfield Clerk Kelly Michaels chairs the legislative and communications and advocacy committee for the clerks' association. \u2014 Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 10 Aug. 2021"
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"1621, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Adjective",
"1641, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144948"
},
"legal age":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)":[]
},
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"\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259l-"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"On Wednesday, for example, Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a bill that would raise the legal age to purchase most semiautomatic rifles and ban high-capacity ammunition magazines. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 12 June 2022",
"The initial package does not flat out ban assault-style weapons or raise the legal age for buying them, two restrictions many Democratic lawmakers and gun-safety advocates have pushed for. \u2014 Melissa Chan, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"This includes his contentious vow to raise the legal age of retirement progressively to 65 from 62. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"Conservatives are also resisting efforts by congressional Democrats to raise the legal age to buy a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
"Abbott also reiterated his opposition to proposals to raise the legal age for purchasing a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21, harking to a time before the advent of rapid-firing weapons. \u2014 Joshua Lott, Washington Post , 30 May 2022",
"The economist pointed to the sleight-of-hand in one of the central elements in Macron\u2019s 2022 platform: a proposal to raise the legal age of retirement to 65. \u2014 Arthur Goldhammer, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Some provide the wine and others are BYOB (bring your own booze) for people of legal age . \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 11 May 2022",
"The Avondale Fiesta will have a cantina for anyone of legal age to enjoy traditional Mexican alcoholic beverages. \u2014 Nadia Cant\u00fa, The Arizona Republic , 29 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1658, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145134"
},
"legist":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Middle French legiste , from Medieval Latin legista , from Latin leg-, lex":""
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"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145926"
},
"leg-puller":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that practices leg-pulls":[
"listen to the \u2026 redoubtable leg-pullers spouting their reminiscences of the wide and wonderful",
"\u2014 John O'London's Weekly"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152616"
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"Leguatia":{
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"noun"
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": a genus of fossil birds including an extinct rail ( L. gigantea ) found in the Mascarene islands":[]
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"They passed new state legislation this week.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Many organizations are also working to advocate for legislation that would tackle barriers in the reproductive landscape for Black women. \u2014 Claretta Bellamy, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
"Only when matters become dire (during the Depression for building the social safety net and during the turbulent 1960s for civil rights legislation ) does the United States act boldly. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 27 June 2022",
"Philipps previously joined protestors on the street in New York City to rally for pro-choice legislation after Friday's decision. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
"Major national police groups have joined forces in pushing for legislation in Congress calling for a crackdown on gun crime. \u2014 Emma Tucker, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"That means pushing for federal legislation extending the reach of today\u2019s ruling to the entire country, including Massachusetts. \u2014 Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
"Rates of food insecurity are disproportionately high; reports amass on the dwindling number of gay and lesbian bars; and 2022 is set to be a record-breaking year for anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation . \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 June 2022",
"The White House voiced President Joe Biden\u2019s support for the legislation , citing his visits to Buffalo and Uvalde after the shootings. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
"For years, Republicans in Washington remained unmoved to calls for gun control legislation that ranged from commonsense background checks to a ban on assault rifles. \u2014 Greg Svirnovskiy, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022"
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"Also under scrutiny is the administration's plan to invite Juan Guaid\u00f3, the former head of Venezuela's legislative assembly , instead of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, to the summit. \u2014 Missy Ryan, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
"The emergency declaration gives him the authority to hire external cybersecurity experts without waiting for permission from the country\u2019s legislative assembly , Weinstok said. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
"Sinn Fein on Saturday secured a plurality of seats in Northern Ireland's legislative assembly , becoming the first Irish nationalist party to do so. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 May 2022",
"The law was approved with 67 votes in favor, according to a tweet by the legislative assembly \u2019s official account. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"El Salvador\u2019s legislative assembly approved a state of emergency law early Sunday to tackle a spiraling homicide rate \u2013 driven by gangs Barrio 18 and MS-13 \u2013 after the country\u2019s police forces reported 62 homicides on Saturday. \u2014 Stefano Pozzebon, CNN , 27 Mar. 2022",
"There is also a tradition of former cosmonauts leaving spaceflight and going into the Russian legislative assembly , the Duma. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Thursday's result is a slip on the 2017 result, when the BJP soared to victory, winning 312 out of 403 legislative assembly seats. \u2014 Rhea Mogul, Swati Gupta, Vedika Sud And Esha Mitra, CNN , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Around that time, the legislative assembly of Puerto Rico passed Act 22, which created a tax haven for rich Americans, who started moving in. \u2014 Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"biographical name"
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"l\u0259-\u02c8g\u0113-\u0259-\u02cc\u0113-s\u00e4l-\u02c8s\u0101-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
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"They are attempting to legislate morality.",
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"The most immediate and effective way for Congress to legislate more affordable housing would be to expand the supply of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. \u2014 Richard Burns, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"The justices paint a grim picture of what states may legislate off the back of the majority\u2019s decision. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
"The National Assembly is the more powerful house of Parliament, with greater leeway to legislate and challenge the executive than the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
"No one can grant permission for this kind of reconciliation grounded in personal experience or legislate its effect, thus explaining the vehemence of Hickey\u2019s anti-institutionalism. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
"It\u2019s one thing to suggest guidelines, and quite another to legislate , penalize, and criticize constituent companies. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"But Proctor says voters must elect officials who will legislate common-sense gun laws. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
"However, European countries have been quicker to link loot boxes to problem gambling and legislate against it. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
"What is most dispiriting about this toll is the presumption that campaigning to legislate gun safety is fruitless, because gun control is unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and useless in preventing mass death. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022"
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"\u2014 William Broyles Jr."
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"The legend identifies the various parts of the illustrated anatomy."
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": an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart":[]
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"I don't believe the legends I've heard about this forest.",
"the legend of a lost continent",
"He has become a baseball legend .",
"The gravestone bears the legend \u201cRest in Peace.\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Man, myth, and legend are collapsed into one hip-heaving, acutely talented, blue-eyed soulster whose tragedy is preordained by the fact that his story still belongs to the man who bled it dry. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
"And her father is the late Indian music legend Ravi Shankar. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
"The title track, which features Jeff Beck on guitar, is out now, accompanied by a video directed by comic legend Todd McFarlane (Spawn, The Amazing Spider-Man). \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 24 June 2022",
"Pippen, the son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, is a native of Los Angeles and attended Sierra Canyon High School. \u2014 Aria Gerson, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, tennis legend Billie Jean King sat down with Andrea Mitchell on NBC Nightly News to discuss the opportunities to make sports more inclusive for women. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
"Cleveland radio legend Jeff Kinzbach and his wife, Patti, have been living out of their RV and traveling North America since Jeff retired in 2020. \u2014 Jeff And Patti Kinzbach, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
"How Keegan Murray transformed from son of Battle Creek legend to Pistons' NBA draft target Contact Kirkland Crawford: kcrawford@freepress.com. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"Brooks and his band played the song near the end of Friday\u2019s show \u2014 the first of two nights at Rice-Eccles, on the country legend \u2019s soon-to-end Stadium Tour. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022"
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"Middle English legende , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French legende , from Medieval Latin legenda , from Latin, feminine of legendus , gerundive of legere to gather, select, read; akin to Greek legein to gather, say, logos speech, word, reason":""
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"-\u02ccru\u0307m",
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"examples":[
"I need a car with more legroom .",
"airplane seats that offer little legroom",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"According to Kiino, the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer offer best-in-class overall passenger volume (179.2 cubic feet) and third-row legroom of 36.6 inches. \u2014 Bymorgan Korn, ABC News , 8 May 2022",
"This helps add about an inch of rear-seat legroom in the cabin, which has also been restyled with new materials and features. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"The longer wheelbase means more interior volume, which Kia told us translates to class-leading second-row legroom (41.3 inches) along with a healthy bump in cargo capacity, now also class leading at 39.6 cubic feet behind the second row. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"Even in Cathay Pacific's economy class, you'll be treated to spacious legroom , an 11.6-inch high-definition touchscreen for in-flight entertainment, and thoughtful touches like a shelf for your cell phone. \u2014 Meredith Carey, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 29 Nov. 2021",
"When evaluating the quality of an airline, most people look at factors like legroom , luggage fees, reward programs, and in-flight snacks. \u2014 Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure , 2 Nov. 2021",
"The Sport\u2019s platform is now 35 percent stiffer and its wheelbase was extended by three inches, providing about an inch of extra legroom in the rear seats. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"All of this stretch is turned into extra legroom for rear-seat occupants. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"Each seat on Play's aircraft has a standard pitch of 29 to 30 inches with extra legroom seats offering 32 to 35 inches. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 10 May 2022"
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"noun"
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"\u02c8leg-\u02ccy\u00fcm",
"\u02c8le-\u02ccgy\u00fcm"
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"recipes that include legumes like lentils and chickpeas",
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"Behind the doors of the grill\u2019s kitchen in the early afternoon, Leila Chahine stood over a metal table near the oven and pulverized chickpeas in a food processor, mixing the legume with olive oil and and ladles of tahini to make a creamy hummus. \u2014 Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Hardy and drought-resistant, the Bambara groundnut is a type of legume \u2014 the same food family as peanuts, peas, and beans \u2014 that originates from West Africa, but is now cultivated across the continent and in Asia. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 8 May 2022",
"Vegan protein powder can be made from virtually any legume , seed, or grain, from hemp seeds to brown rice to watermelon seeds. \u2014 Amanda Shapiro, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The legume family, which includes lentils, beans (black, cannellini, kidney, navy and more), soybeans, peas and chickpeas, provides plant protein in a highly nourishing package. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 26 Feb. 2022",
"By the late 1800s, the legume had grown from a Southern regional crop to one with national appeal across the United States. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"And based on your responses over the years, Hoppin\u2019 John is a popular way to enjoy this tasty legume . \u2014 al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Santee has 35 families of trees, mostly made up of 27 species of myrtle trees, and 22 species of fabaceae trees \u2014 more commonly known as legume , pea or bean trees. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Pulses are the dry, edible seeds of plants in the legume family, including beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils, nutrient-rich ingredients that people have been cultivating for more than 10,000 years. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Tamarind is a leguminous fruit native to Africa, tart and full of citrus notes. \u2014 Rebecca White, Dallas News , 27 Oct. 2020",
"Farmers plant leguminous shrubs such as Gliricidia sepium in crop fields. \u2014 Eric Toensmeier, Scientific American , 1 Aug. 2020",
"One great way to boost nitrogen is by planting leguminous cover crops, such as alfalfa, clover, hairy vetch, or peas. \u2014 Beth Hanson, Good Housekeeping , 24 Aug. 2015"
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"Behind the doors of the grill\u2019s kitchen in the early afternoon, Leila Chahine stood over a metal table near the oven and pulverized chickpeas in a food processor, mixing the legume with olive oil and and ladles of tahini to make a creamy hummus. \u2014 Sarah Parvinistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Hardy and drought-resistant, the Bambara groundnut is a type of legume \u2014 the same food family as peanuts, peas, and beans \u2014 that originates from West Africa, but is now cultivated across the continent and in Asia. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns, CNN , 8 May 2022",
"Vegan protein powder can be made from virtually any legume , seed, or grain, from hemp seeds to brown rice to watermelon seeds. \u2014 Amanda Shapiro, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The legume family, which includes lentils, beans (black, cannellini, kidney, navy and more), soybeans, peas and chickpeas, provides plant protein in a highly nourishing package. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 26 Feb. 2022",
"By the late 1800s, the legume had grown from a Southern regional crop to one with national appeal across the United States. \u2014 Jessica Damiano, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Feb. 2022",
"And based on your responses over the years, Hoppin\u2019 John is a popular way to enjoy this tasty legume . \u2014 al , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Santee has 35 families of trees, mostly made up of 27 species of myrtle trees, and 22 species of fabaceae trees \u2014 more commonly known as legume , pea or bean trees. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Pulses are the dry, edible seeds of plants in the legume family, including beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils, nutrient-rich ingredients that people have been cultivating for more than 10,000 years. \u2014 Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Oct. 2021"
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"Columbus was not, as is well-known to the ungrateful modern-day legatees of his conquest, a perfect man. \u2014 John Hirschauer, National Review , 14 Oct. 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Harrison administration in turn removed the US legation from Rome. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Handwritten letters in neat cursive from officials in the Chinese legation to Thomas Bayard, the Secretary of State, read like a diary of violence. \u2014 Michael Luo, The New Yorker , 23 Aug. 2021",
"Those who accepted, agreed not to pursue legation action against Epstein's estate. \u2014 Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News , 9 Aug. 2021",
"During the pandemic, the legation quickly switched to online events, bringing Moroccan musicians to audiences around the world and allowing those of us longing for an escape to whisk away, if just for an hour or two. \u2014 Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine , 17 May 2021",
"Hoeck initially looked into the legation as a research project, determining that the Texas emissaries lived and worked at different boarding houses in Washington. \u2014 Tom Benning, Dallas News , 3 Dec. 2020",
"His detailed letters, often written on picket in the Carolinas, were passed around the legation and parsed for clues. \u2014 Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Grosvenor Square, which served as the first American legation in Great Britain. \u2014 Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine , 16 Jan. 2020",
"Contributing their own funds, the Buchanans spent lavishly on entertainment, putting the legation \u2019s level of spending only slightly below that of embassies in London, Paris, and Rome. Ruth Buchanan soon adapted to life in trilingual Luxembourg. \u2014 Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Oct. 2015"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The theatrics were typical of Rep. Young, who once stuck his hand in a steel-jaw leghold trap until his fingers turned blue, while arguing that such traps weren\u2019t painful to animals. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"His public presentation of special counsel Robert Mueller's report \u2014 which detailed appalling wrongdoing on the president's part \u2014 was a master class in partisan spin, blurring the underlying misconduct amid a whirlwind of legalism and misdirection. \u2014 Star Tribune , 17 Dec. 2020",
"But does anyone truly think that the public forms its perceptions based on such legalisms and hair-splitting? \u2014 Nathan L. Kinard, National Review , 6 Feb. 2020",
"Harris has famously repented of his past legalism , and that makes his departure from the faith particularly poignant. \u2014 David French, National Review , 29 July 2019",
"In response, Boeing vice president Austell dismissed the Airbus position as a deceptive legalism . \u2014 Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times , 9 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And then there\u2019s Miles Teller, an actor of some renown who has just proved himself as wily and cunning a legalist as there might be. \u2014 Richard Lawson, Vanities , 20 June 2017",
"And then there\u2019s Miles Teller, an actor of some renown who has just proved himself as wily and cunning a legalist as there might be. \u2014 Richard Lawson, Vanities , 20 June 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As a young legman , whose job was to file notes to senior reporters, Bernstein was at the White House when Kennedy\u2019s coffin was returned in the early-morning hours after his assassination. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"At the Farmers Market, Third and Fairfax, writer Ron Clark and musician/actress Lucia Micarelli were working on a play, scrawling notes on a yellow legal pad . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
"The two couples drew up the contract on a yellow legal pad . \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
"The closest thing to a register of the refugees is a numbered list that volunteers keep on a yellow legal pad , the Post reported. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 4 Apr. 2022",
"The list of Ukrainian refugees waiting to enter the United States is kept on a yellow legal pad on a folding table inside a blue camping tent, a few feet away from the multilane highway that connects Mexico to the United States. \u2014 Kevin Sieff, Anchorage Daily News , 3 Apr. 2022",
"The list of Ukrainian refugees waiting to enter the United States is kept in a yellow legal pad on a folding table inside a blue camping tent, a few feet away from the multilane highway that connects Mexico to the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The day after the dramatic end to the manhunt, Singleton sat at his desk with a yellow legal pad in front of him. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 12 May 2022",
"Kim, who is studying to become a lawyer, looked very studious with a legal pad , taking notes from the gallery for the entirety of the day. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Three months earlier, Ron had written down a message on yellow legal pad , rationalizing what was about to happen at the duplex. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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"I wrote the article myself, but my assistant gathered the information and did most of the other legwork .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"What this all means is that if an AI startup has already done the legwork in embracing AI ethics, the large tech firm wanting to buy them has an easier time deciding to do so. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
"But the legwork seemed less about winning at trial than pressuring France. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
"Successfully finding a deal will require some legwork . \u2014 Feras Moussa, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
"To properly ignite this chain of events, however, companies will have to put in some initial legwork . \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Despite their early legwork , nearly all of major 2024 contenders have been unable to definitively declare their ambitions due to one major setback: Trump. \u2014 Brittany Shepherd, ABC News , 11 Dec. 2021",
"In the past, a background check could take weeks and a lot of legwork . \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
"For entities already compliant with the new lease accounting standards (ASC 842, GASB 87, IFRS 16 and soon, GASB 96), much of the legwork for lease optimization has already taken place. \u2014 Marc Betesh, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Buying a new furniture collection can happen with the swipe of a finger, but tracking down vintage pieces takes legwork . \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 5 Mar. 2022"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195340"
},
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"type":[
"adverb or adjective",
"noun"
],
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": in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)":[
"\u2014 used especially as a direction in music"
]
},
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"li-\u02c8g\u00e4-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Staccato is syncopation and legato is like a rainbow. \u2014 Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer , 6 July 2022",
"The velvety legato that Lisiecki lavishes on the C-sharp-minor Nocturne is impossible on Plan\u00e8s\u2019s period instrument, which has a crisper, tangier sound. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Didion was rewarded for her legato , in-depth studies of America\u2019s fraying culture\u2014the opposite of the Twitter hot-takes that elevate today\u2019s cultural observers to dubious star status. \u2014 Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country , 5 Jan. 2022",
"All the pitches are in place, laced together in a luxurious legato . \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Horn player Alexander Kienle demonstrated a round tone and attractive legato in his solos, and principal clarinetist Gregory Raden turned in a tenderly lyrical solo. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Soltani\u2019s luscious legato tone in the short, slow introduction to the third movement was capped by an exuberant finale. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Elsewhere, Kang Wollett spun out long, legato solos in the Largo by Ives, making the dark romanticism sing. \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 12 July 2019",
"The Tanglewood reception wasn\u2019t extravagant, even though his encore, the Chopin Nocturne in C-sharp minor, showed Lang Lang\u2019s filigree legato at its very best. \u2014 David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com , 12 July 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, tied":"Adverb or adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1786, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
"1740, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195944"
},
"leglen":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a milk pail":[
"the lady \u2026 came forth to see her maidens pass to the herds with their leglens",
"\u2014 Sir Walter Scott"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Middle Dutch legelkijn, lagelijn small flask, diminutive of lagel, lagele, legel, legele flask, cask, from Latin lagena large flask":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204254"
},
"leg bail":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": flight : escape by flight":[],
": to run away : escape":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213443"
},
"legatine":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, headed by, or enacted under the authority of a legate":[]
},
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"\u02c8le-g\u0259-\u02cct\u0113n",
"-\u02cct\u012bn"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"circa 1534, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230631"
},
"Legazpi":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in southeastern Luzon, Philippines, that was partly destroyed by the 1815 eruption of the nearby Mayon Volcano":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"l\u0259-\u02c8ga-sp\u0113",
"-\u02c8g\u00e4-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004522"
},
"leggy":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": having disproportionately long legs":[],
": having long and attractive legs":[],
": spindly":[
"\u2014 used of a plant"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8le-g\u0113",
"also \u02c8l\u0101-"
],
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"examples":[
"The bush has gotten leggy and needs to be pruned.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Premier Access availability, but the other Premier Access offerings (Cruella, Raya and the Last Dragon and Jungle Cruise) were quite leggy . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 7 Nov. 2021",
"No Time to Die should be relatively leggy over the next month or two. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 9 Oct. 2021",
"People who enjoy trimming on small hedges appreciate lavender, which needs yearly shearing, while those who don\u2019t want to mess with any plants may find that chore something to ignore and the plant will get too leggy . \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Feb. 2021",
"Start from seed or dig up a clump from your garden in early winter because those dug up in fall sometimes get too leggy . \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 18 May 2020",
"Sunburned, leggy and with a mop of cropped blonde hair, Ms. Love was catnip to the press. \u2014 Penelope Green, New York Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
"Thus, Mellow MoonPies for both Revelrous Raiment and Boogie Shoes go the leggy lass in pink hair and blooming gown topped by a studded leather jacket who deftly performed the Submarine over and over at the Krewe of Marry Mates fete. \u2014 al , 1 Mar. 2020",
"The tableau had it all, and then some, opening with a spirited number by leggy dancers from the Melinda Leigh Performing Arts Center, followed by two oh-so-fabulous female impersonators: the equally divine Miss C and Miss Venus. \u2014 al , 21 Feb. 2020",
"Aronias or chokeberries are leggy shrubs, to six feet or so, and useful in moist areas that need an intermediate layer between low ground covers and trees. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2020"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015733"
},
"leg guard":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": pad sense 1a (3)":[]
},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020905"
},
"legal officer":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a military officer engaged chiefly in legal duties \u2014 see judge advocate sense 2 , judge advocate general":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020913"
},
"leggings":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8le-gi\u014b",
"-gi\u014b",
"\u02c8le-g\u0259n",
"also \u02c8l\u0101-"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lawrence wore a black crop top-and- legging set, baring her belly, with black slides. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Skintight black pants morphed into platform sneakers to evoke an 18th century legging , while the chunky footwear sported an arched sole in the spirit of old fashioned clogs. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
"There is a legging for every vibe and mood, and thanks to the brand\u2019s form-fitting, silky materials, every piece is resistant and looks flawless on all body types. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The nap dress is in many ways a more whimsical iteration of the Lululemon legging . \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The quality is right up there with some of my favourite athleisure brands, yet the pieces start at $65 for the mesh tank top and top out at $140 for the legging . \u2014 Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The original video begins with a crowd gathered around a stack of black and blue milk crates as a woman with pink hair, dressed in a sports bra and legging , begins her ascent up the pyramid. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Each are pros in vastly different arenas, but can appreciate a good legging and sports bra. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 July 2021",
"Given a strand thickness of about 0.6 mm, many strands woven around a legging could add up to gigabits of memory. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 17 June 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1718, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072429"
},
"legging":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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"\u02c8le-gi\u014b",
"-gi\u014b",
"\u02c8le-g\u0259n",
"also \u02c8l\u0101-"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lawrence wore a black crop top-and- legging set, baring her belly, with black slides. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 4 Oct. 2021",
"Skintight black pants morphed into platform sneakers to evoke an 18th century legging , while the chunky footwear sported an arched sole in the spirit of old fashioned clogs. \u2014 Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY , 4 Oct. 2021",
"There is a legging for every vibe and mood, and thanks to the brand\u2019s form-fitting, silky materials, every piece is resistant and looks flawless on all body types. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
"The nap dress is in many ways a more whimsical iteration of the Lululemon legging . \u2014 Anna Haines, Forbes , 23 Sep. 2021",
"The quality is right up there with some of my favourite athleisure brands, yet the pieces start at $65 for the mesh tank top and top out at $140 for the legging . \u2014 Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com , 19 Aug. 2021",
"The original video begins with a crowd gathered around a stack of black and blue milk crates as a woman with pink hair, dressed in a sports bra and legging , begins her ascent up the pyramid. \u2014 NBC News , 25 Aug. 2021",
"Each are pros in vastly different arenas, but can appreciate a good legging and sports bra. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 July 2021",
"Given a strand thickness of about 0.6 mm, many strands woven around a legging could add up to gigabits of memory. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 17 June 2021"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1718, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090150"
},
"leg glance":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a glance that deflects a cricket ball to the leg side":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093440"
},
"legal man":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": legalis homo":[]
},
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"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"translation of Medieval Latin legalis homo":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095654"
},
"leggiero":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": lightly , gracefully":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-i(\u02cc)-",
"-e(\u02cc)r\u014d"
],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, from Old French legier light in weight":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130505"
},
"leggieramente":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"definitions":{
": in a light, delicate, and brisk style":[
"\u2014 used as a direction in music"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"l\u0259\u02ccjer\u0259\u02c8men\u2027(\u02cc)t\u0101"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian, literally, lightly, from leggiero , adjective":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133200"
},
"legginged":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": clad in leggings":[
"white- legginged soldiers"
]
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144704"
}
}
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