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278 lines
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{
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"Mafia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a criminal organization associated with a particular traffic":[
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"the cocaine Mafia"
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],
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": a secret criminal society of Sicily or Italy":[],
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"island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean south of Zanzibar area 170 square miles (442 square kilometers), population 16,748":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a member of the Mafia",
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"He's an important figure in the television mafia ."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mafia, Maffia , a Sicilian secret criminal society, from Italian dialect (Sicily), probably from mafiusu":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-f\u0113-\u0259",
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"\u02c8ma-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cabal",
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"conspiracy",
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"crew",
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"gang",
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"mob",
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"ring",
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"syndicate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165149",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"mafura":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an East African tree ( Trichilia emetica ) having capsular fruit whose seeds yield a fatty substance resembling cocoa butter that is used for soap and candles":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"of Bantu origin; akin to Sotho & Ronga mafura , literally, fat, oil":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152118"
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},
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"maftir":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the reader of the Haftarah":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4f\u02ccti(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hebrew maph\u1e6d\u012br one that dismisses":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164140"
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},
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"mafoo":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Chinese stable boy or groom":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Chinese (Pekingese) ma 3 fu 1 groom, from ma 3 horse + fu 1 laborer":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094911"
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},
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"mafite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mafic mineral":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccf\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"maf ic + -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191011"
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},
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"mafic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a group of usually dark-colored minerals rich in magnesium and iron":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ma-fik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Orange is hotter, in the intermediate range, and yellow is hotter still, in the mafic range. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2018",
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"Kilauea releases mafic magma, and the temperature at eruption is about 2,140 degrees Fahrenheit. \u2014 New York Times , 18 May 2018",
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"Ocean volcanoes form over ocean crust that's lower in silica and contain a runnier kind of hot rock called mafic magma. \u2014 Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic , 17 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin ma gnesium + Latin f errum iron + English -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024839"
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},
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"Mafikeng":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"town in North West province, in the northern part of the Republic of South Africa population 291,527":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ma-f\u0259-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030332"
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},
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"mafia":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a secret criminal society of Sicily or Italy":[],
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": a criminal organization associated with a particular traffic":[
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"the cocaine Mafia"
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],
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"island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean south of Zanzibar area 170 square miles (442 square kilometers), population 16,748":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8m\u00e4-f\u0113-\u0259",
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"\u02c8ma-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cabal",
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"conspiracy",
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"crew",
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"gang",
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"mob",
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"ring",
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"syndicate"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a member of the Mafia",
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"He's an important figure in the television mafia ."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Mafia, Maffia , a Sicilian secret criminal society, from Italian dialect (Sicily), probably from mafiusu":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-032812"
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},
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"maffle":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to speak indistinctly : mumble , stammer":[],
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": to cause to become confused or bewildered":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8maf\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English mafflen , probably of imitative origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041828"
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},
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"maffick":{
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"type":[
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ma-fik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from Mafeking Night , English celebration of the lifting of the siege of Mafeking, South Africa, May 17, 1900":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053331"
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},
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"mafioso":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of the Mafia or a mafia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccm\u00e4-f\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-(\u02cc)s\u014d",
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"-(\u02cc)z\u014d",
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"\u02ccma-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The movie stars Jennifer Tilly as a mafioso \u2019s girlfriend, and Gina Gershon as the ex-convict hired to do renovations on their apartment. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
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"The sequel opens with Laura on her wedding day receiving a visit from her Sicilian mafioso fianc\u00e9 Massimo (Michele Morrone, the human incarnation of the smoldering ruins of Rome circa AD 64) before their nuptials. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Translation: Expect an old-school meets new-school Vegas vibe in a room packed with local Vegas power players and visiting high rollers looking for a mafioso -like trattoria cum steakhouse. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"John Turturro is Carmine Falcone, a virtuoso mafioso . \u2014 Joe Morgenstern, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Iran\u2019s reluctance to negotiate is driven by Washington\u2019s mafioso approach to diplomacy. \u2014 NBC News , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"Though Dickie never appeared on the show, he was occasionally mentioned with admiration as a wild-card mafioso of decades past. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 28 Sep. 2021",
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"The film follows the young mafioso as he's led into the business by his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola), the father of Christopher (Michael Imperioli on The Sopranos) and cousin of Carmela. \u2014 Jolie Lash, EW.com , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"To prepare for the role of Dickie, a mafioso whose charisma conceals a jumble of violent and tender urges, Nivola spent months with a dialect coach. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 18 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) mafiusu gallant, swaggerer, perhaps alteration of marfusu scoundrel":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153344"
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}
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} |