dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/leo_MW.json
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"Leopoldinia":{
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": a small genus of very large pinnate-leaved palms mostly confined to the Amazon valley including some (as L. piassaba ) that yield a piassava fiber":[]
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"New Latin, from Maria Leopoldina \u20201826 wife of Dom Pedro I of Brazil + New Latin -ia":""
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"\u02ccl\u0113\u0259\u02ccp\u014dl\u02c8din\u0113\u0259"
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"leonine partnership":{
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": a partnership in which one partner is made liable for the losses but is not entitled to share in the profits and which is usually regarded as not legally permissible":[]
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"translation of Latin leonina societas":""
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"leopard":{
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": a heraldic representation of a lion passant guardant":[],
": a large strong cat ( Panthera pardus ) of southern Asia and Africa that is adept at climbing and is usually tawny or buff with black spots arranged in rosettes":[],
": the fur or pelt of a leopard":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Steps away from the Stonewall Inn, Jauger Scott stood on Sunday afternoon in a leopard -print button-down shirt and sunglasses, reflecting on the importance of the gay bar in Greenwich Village and the men who had fought for gay rights before him. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
"Think: Rainbow knitted beanies with oversized bomber jackets, knee-high socks, and the aforementioned micro mini skirts; or baby tees, paired with plaid skirts, leopard print bag, bow clips, and a beaded choker necklace. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 June 2022",
"In May, the star was chosen to cover the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, sporting a leopard print one-piece swimsuit. \u2014 Aley Arion, Essence , 8 June 2022",
"Japanese wild rose improves circulation and restores balance, and the Japanese leopard lily calms skin and minimizes oil production. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"The roles available include: Clayton, Father, Jane, Kala, Kerchak, Mother, Porter, Sabor the leopard , Snipes, Tarzan, Terk, Young Tarzan, Young Terk, the apes, the expedition crew, jungle animals, Flora, Fauna, birds and bugs. \u2014 Tony Roberts, baltimoresun.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
"The rewilding program has proved so successful that Samara has even seen a species return of its own accord: the leopard . \u2014 CNN , 27 Jan. 2022",
"In the book, Oklahomans follow the latest developments in the hunt for the leopard on the radio, in newspapers and on black-and-white televisions. \u2014 Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Jan. 2022",
"Or the climber ends up like the leopard in Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro, the cold and lifeless body of which was found on the mountain just short of its goal. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French lepart, leupart , from Late Latin leopardus , from Greek leopardos , from le\u014dn lion + pardos leopard":""
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"\u02c8le-p\u0259rd"
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"leopard cat":{
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": a small spotted wildcat (Prionailurus bengalensis synonym Felis bengalensis ) chiefly of southeastern Asia":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the photo, a leopard cat strolls casually into the frame of the camera, walking on snow, against a backdrop of white ski runs on Xiao Haituo mountain. \u2014 David Culver And Cnn Staff, CNN , 28 Jan. 2022",
"This little leopard cat had a low-key debut into zoo life. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 20 Apr. 2020",
"Allowing a luxuriant understory to grow in plantations can protect insects and some small mammals, such as the leopard cat \u2014and ultimately benefit the oil palm trees as well. \u2014 Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Science | AAAS , 11 July 2019",
"In April, National Geographic reported on a man who had taken a leopard cat from the wild after apparently mistaking it for a domestic kitten. \u2014 Elaina Zachos, National Geographic , 16 May 2018"
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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"leopard flower":{
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"leopard tree":{
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": an Australian tree ( Flindersia maculosa ) whose bark splits off in irregular pieces thereby giving the trunk a spotted appearance":[]
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"leopard's-bane":{
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"leopardess":{
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": a female leopard":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1567, in the meaning defined above":""
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"leopardwood":{
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": a tree yielding such wood":[],
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"leopoldite":{
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"German leopoldit , from Leopoldshall , town in Germany (now part of Stassfurt), its locality + German -it -ite":""
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"Our aerobics instructor wore a bright red leotard .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wendy Jim gave me a leotard with a hand on it, that became the cover of Fatherf*cker, my 2003 album. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Rose Byrne is back in leotard and leggings in new episodes of this dark comedy set in the 1980s. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
"What else explains our ability to hold all her contradictions or the fetishizing inspired by the details of her diet (Coca-Cola first thing in the mornings, salted almonds, cigarettes), her packing list (Scotch, leotard , shawl, typewriter). \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
"The cover featured a photograph of a woman in a leotard , shot from behind. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
"In the special moment, Anderson was in her costume consisting of a black leotard and fishnets and was standing next to costar Lana Gordon. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
"With her third and final set, Lorde \u2014 this time in a leotard with a glimmering, exaggerated bustle \u2014 ramped up the tempo with a few of her older tunes. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
"And for those wondering, picking a leotard for a big gymnastics competition isn't much different than getting dressed for a normal day, Lee says. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
"With the help of stylist Jason Rembert, the multi-hyphenate chose a shimmering two-piece leotard and a matching pair of her trademark thigh-high boots, both custom made by Dundas. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022"
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Jules L\u00e9otard , \u20201870 French aerial gymnast":""
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"\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4rd"
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"leopard's head":{
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": a heraldic representation of the head and neck of a leopard affront\u00e9":[],
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"leopard tortoise":{
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": a large black yellow-spotted African land tortoise ( Geochelone pardalis ) often attaining a shell length of 20 inches and weighing more than 50 pounds":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That year, the wildlife service and the forest service compiled a report to evaluate habitat for the Chiricahua leopard frog . \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Her allotment in the Coronado National Forest includes 5,400 acres with critical habitat for the Chiricahua leopard frog . \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The Chiricahua leopard frog , which has been listed under the Endangered Species Act as threatened since 2002, has made big strides towards population stability because of collaborations between the zoo and state and federal wildlife agencies. \u2014 Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Erin Stone at The Arizona Republic reports that the Phoenix Zoo is at the heart of a 25-year push to save the Chiricahua leopard frog . \u2014 Mark Olalde, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2020",
"In response, in 1995 the Phoenix Zoo launched a leopard frog recovery program. \u2014 Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic , 9 Nov. 2020",
"Frogs such as green, bull, and leopard frogs tend to burrow into the mud on the bottom of ponds and streams, according to Bryan Windmiller, director of conservation at Zoo New England. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 24 Jan. 2020",
"Dams along the Columbia River have destroyed potential leopard frog habitat by keeping the river from flooding. \u2014 Eli Francovich, The Seattle Times , 30 Sep. 2019",
"University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James Andrews estimates that the population of the northern leopard frog has leaped a hundredfold in a region near the Otter Creek in Addison County primarily because of the wet spring. \u2014 USA TODAY , 26 July 2019"
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a plant ( Lachenalia pendula ) of southern Africa with spotted flowers":[],
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": a genus of stout Old World herbs (family Labiatae) having cut-lobed leaves, close whorls of axillary flowers and angled nutlets \u2014 see motherwort":[]
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"New Latin, from Greek le\u014dn lion + New Latin -urus":""
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": rabbit fur processed to simulate leopard":[]
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": a spotted slate gray seal ( Hydrurga leptonyx ) especially of antarctic and subantarctic waters that feeds chiefly on krill, other seals, penguins, and fish":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Nachoum explains in a statement that just before the low tide arrived, a ravenous leopard seal scanned the shallows for its unsuspecting dinner to arrive. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
"The grand prize of World Nature Photographer of the Year went to Amos Nachoum from the United States for his breathtaking image of a leopard seal about to capture a defenceless Gentoo penguin (below). \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Young Gentoo penguins only enter the water at low tide, so fierce predators like the leopard seal use it to their advantage. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Like clockwork, the leopard seal arrived in the lagoon just before low tide. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 9 Mar. 2022",
"The young gentoo penguin in the picture jumped into the lagoon to play during low tide \u2014 and got ambushed by the leopard seal . \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"Penguins constitute about a quarter of the leopard seal \u2019s diet throughout the year. \u2014 Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
"For instance, leopard seals make a living hunting down penguins and even other seals. \u2014 National Geographic , 24 Dec. 2019",
"In the ocean, though, penguins most contend with leopard seals , formidable hunters that specialize in warm-blooded prey. \u2014 National Geographic , 3 Feb. 2020"
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a small genus of herbs (family Compositae) that are natives of mountainous regions of Eurasia and South America and have small discoid flower heads much exceeded by the white woolly black-tipped bracts":[]
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": a genus of Old World weedy herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid leaves, solitary heads of mostly yellow ray flowers, and achemes with a plumose pappus \u2014 see fall dandelion":[]
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": a large blotched and barred iguanid lizard ( Crotaphytus wislizenii synonym Gambelia wislizenii ) of Mexico and the western U.S.":[]
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": a genus of South American marmosets comprising the tamarins":[]
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"definitions":{
": a member of a West African secret society that practices clawing its victims to death for ritual or cannibalistic purposes":[]
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": a large European moth ( Zeuzera pyrina ) that has white wings thickly spotted with black, bores in fruit and shade trees in its larval stage, and is now abundant in eastern North America":[]
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"definitions":{
": a mineral K 2 Mg(SO 4 ) 2 .4H 2 O consisting of a hydrous magnesium potassium sulfate occurring in monoclinic crystals":[]
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"\u02c8l\u0113\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
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"German leonit , from Leo Strippelmann 19th century German director of salt works + connective -n- + German -it -ite":""
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"leopard of England":{
"type":[],
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": lion of england":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104559"
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"type":[
"noun"
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": Latin verse in which the last word in the line rhymes with the word just before the middle caesura (as in \"gloria factorum temere conceditus horum\")":[],
": English verse in which the end of the line rhymes with a sound occurring near the middle of the line (as in Tennyson's \"the long light shakes across the lakes\")":[]
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"probably from French l\u00e9onin , from Middle French, from Old French":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162615"
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"plural noun"
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": leonine verse":[]
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"-n\u0259\u0307nz",
"\u02c8l\u0113\u0259\u02ccn\u012bnz"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": internal rhyme used in leonine verse":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably translation of French rime l\u00e9onine , from Middle French":""
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"Leo":{
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"adjective",
"biographical name",
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": a northern constellation east of Cancer":[],
": the fifth sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table":[],
": one born under this sign":[],
"name of 13 popes: especially I Saint died 461 (pope 440\u201361); III Saint died 816 (pope 795\u2013816); XIII 1810\u20131903 (pope 1878\u20131903)":[]
},
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"\u02c8l\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8l\u0113-\u014d"
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"examples":[
"Are you a Leo or a Virgo?"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin (genitive Leonis ), literally, lion \u2014 more at lion":""
},
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a genus (the type of the family Leodicidae ) of polychaete worms that includes the largest known polychaetes":[]
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"l\u0113\u02c8\u00e4d\u0259(\u02cc)s\u0113"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, probably irregular from Greek Laodik\u0113 Laodice, a proper name":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014800"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": of or relating to the Leodicidae":[],
": a worm of the family Leodicidae":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"-s\u0259\u0307d",
"\"",
"-\u02ccsid"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Leodicidae":"Adjective"
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033228"
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"leone, monte":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
"mountain 11,657 feet (3553 meters) high on the border between Switzerland and Italy southwest of the Simplon Pass":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u014dn-t\u0101-l\u0101-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0101"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065247"
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"leone":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
"the basic monetary unit of Sierra Leone \u2014 see Money Table":[]
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"pronounciation":[
"l\u0113-\u02c8\u014dn"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Sierra Leone":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070207"
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"Leonese":{
"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a native of Le\u00f3n":[],
": the Spanish dialect spoken in Le\u00f3n":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6l\u0113\u0259-",
"\u00a6l\u0101\u0259\u00a6n\u0113z",
"-\u0113s"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish leon\u00e9s , from Le\u00f3n , region and ancient kingdom of Spain + Spanish -\u00e9s (adjective & noun suffix), from (assumed) Vulgar Latin -esis":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072646"
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"leonhardite":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a laumontite altered by loss of water":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccl\u0101\u0259n\u02c8h\u00e4r\u02ccd\u012bt"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"German leonhardit , from Karl C. von Leonhard \u20201862 German mineralogist + German -it -ite":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092620"
},
"leoncito":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": lion monkey":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccl\u0101\u0259n\u02c8s\u0113(\u02cc)t\u014d"
],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish le\u00f3n lion (from Latin leon-, leo ) + -cito (diminutive suffix)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102607"
},
"Leoncavallo":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Ruggiero 1858\u20131919 Italian composer and librettist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccl\u0101-\u02cc\u014dn-k\u0259-\u02c8v\u00e4-(\u02cc)l\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105658"
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"Leonardo da Vinci":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"1452\u20131519 Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccl\u0101-",
"-\u02c8v\u0113n-",
"\u02ccl\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4r-(\u02cc)d\u014d-d\u0259-\u02c8vin-ch\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122227"
},
"Leodicidae":{
"type":[
"plural noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a family of polychaete worms related to the Nereidae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccl\u0113\u0259\u02c8dis\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Leodice , type genus + -idae":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133548"
},
"Leo Minor":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small northern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Leo and Ursa Major and that is represented by the figure of a lion cub":[
"With the addition of Leo Minor , Hevelius created a pride of celestial lions, and he also found room for another big cat in the stars. The area to the north and west of the two sky lions was also free of constellations, and Hevelius linked those stars together as Lynx.",
"\u2014 E. C. Krupp , Sky and Telescope , February 1995"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1715, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135055"
},
"Leominster":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in central Massachusetts north of Worcester population 40,759":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8le-m\u0259n-st\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135423"
},
"Leone, Monte":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"mountain 11,657 feet (3553 meters) high on the border between Switzerland and Italy southwest of the Simplon Pass":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccm\u014dn-t\u0101-l\u0101-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141010"
},
"Leonardian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a subdivision of the Permian following the Wolfcamp and preceding the Guadalupian":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6l\u0101\u0259\u00a6n\u00e4rd\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Leonard Mountain, Brewster county, Texas + English -ian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151233"
},
"Leonian":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": leo":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"l\u0113\u02c8\u014dn\u0113\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Leon- , Leo a constellation, literally, lion + English -ian":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165630"
},
"Leonid":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of the meteors in a meteor shower occurring every year about November 14":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-nid"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin Leon-, Leo ; from their appearing to radiate from a point in Leo":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222932"
},
"Leonidas":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"died 480 b.c. Greek hero; king of Sparta (490?\u2013480)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"l\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259-d\u0259s"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232707"
},
"leonine":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bn"
],
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"examples":[
"a leonine mane of hair",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"As Governor Connally waved his big Stetson, revealing a leonine head of gray hair, the cheers swelled for him, too. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 4 Aug. 2021",
"Most famously, leonine tenor saxophonist Von Freeman remains a symbol of the music even after his death here in 2012, at age 88. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2019",
"My flutter of fear caused by Morrison\u2019s daunting, leonine presence, at the beginning of the semester, quickly settled into cheerful enthusiasm. \u2014 Troy Patterson, The New Yorker , 7 Aug. 2019",
"Both young and old, Douglass had magnificent, leonine looks. \u2014 Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Apr. 2018",
"At the end of Donatella\u2019s tribute the models created a tableau at the foot of the runway, posed like Greek statues in their chain mail dresses, leonine waves of hair cascading down their backs. \u2014 Kate Betts, Town & Country , 31 Jan. 2018",
"An avid collector of leonine objects throughout her life, the designer scattered them throughout her apartment at 31 Rue Cambon. \u2014 Vogue , 23 Jan. 2018",
"Louis, a slight Frenchman with jawbone sideburns and a leonine head of curls, would stroll by, comb and scissors in hand, and admonish his glamorous clients to flip their heads over in front of the mirror and shake out their dazzling tresses. \u2014 Kate Betts, Town & Country , 4 Apr. 2016"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin leoninus , from leon-, leo":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-234523"
},
"leo":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a northern constellation east of Cancer":[],
": the fifth sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table":[],
": one born under this sign":[],
"name of 13 popes: especially I Saint died 461 (pope 440\u201361); III Saint died 816 (pope 795\u2013816); XIII 1810\u20131903 (pope 1878\u20131903)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8l\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d",
"\u02c8l\u0113-\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Are you a Leo or a Virgo?"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin (genitive Leonis ), literally, lion \u2014 more at lion":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010057"
}
}