2693 lines
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2693 lines
106 KiB
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{
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"Van de Graaff generator":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an apparatus for the production of electrical discharges at high voltage commonly consisting of an insulated hollow conducting sphere that accumulates in its interior the charge continuously conveyed from a source of direct current by an endless belt of flexible nonconducting material":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Robert J. Van de Graaff \u20201967 American physicist, its inventor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-\u02ccgraf-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055841",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Vancouver Island":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"island in British Columbia, Canada, off the southwest coast; chief city Victoria area 12,408 square miles (32,261 square kilometers)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135347",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vancouver, Mount":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"mountain 15,700 feet (4785 meters) high in the Saint Elias Range on the Alaska\u2013Yukon boundary":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180633",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vandegrift":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Alexander Archer 1887\u20131973 American general":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-\u02ccgrift"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030735",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vandemonian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a Vandemonian":[],
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": ruffianly , violent":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"irregular (influenced by English demon entry 1 ) from Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) (from Anton Van Diemen \u20201645 Dutch statesman) + English -an":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccvand\u0259\u0307\u02c8m\u014dn\u0113\u0259n",
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"-d\u0113\u02c8m-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031904",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Vandenberg":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Arthur Hendrick 1884\u20131951 American journalist and politician":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259n-\u02ccb\u0259rg"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015954",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Vanderbilt":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Cornelius 1794\u20131877 American industrialist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259r-\u02ccbilt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014627",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"van":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a detachable passenger cabin transportable by aircraft or truck":[],
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": a multipurpose enclosed motor vehicle having a boxlike shape, rear or side doors, and side panels often with windows":[],
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": a winnowing device (such as a fan)":[],
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": an enclosed railroad freight or baggage car":[],
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": to transport by van":[],
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": vanguard":[],
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": wing sense 1a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin vannus , of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"by shortening":"Noun",
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"short for caravan entry 1":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005223",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vanda orchid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a large genus ( Vanda ) of eastern Asian epiphytic orchids often grown for their loose racemes of showy flowers":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This woman with the vanda orchid in her hair and her frequent states of incapacitation could put almost anyone under her power. \u2014 Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
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"Mante\u2019 makes a lovely addition to borders, while periwinkle-blue vanda orchids (Vanda coerulea) can be grown indoors. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 5 Mar. 2020",
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"In an adjoining gallery called the Silver Garden, vanda orchids are arranged almost as an art installation, more than 200 aloft on wires in a handful of intensely blue varieties. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman , 21 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1943, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Sanskrit vand\u0101 , the orchid Vanda tesselata":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181211",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vandal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the Baltic Sea between the Vistula and the Oder rivers, overran Gaul, Spain, and northern Africa in the fourth and fifth centuries a.d. , and in 455 sacked Rome":[],
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": one who willfully or ignorantly destroys, damages, or defaces property belonging to another or to the public":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Vandals defaced the school's walls.",
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"a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Thursday, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan in Massachusetts released video footage of a vandal hurling a brick into Chooljian\u2019s home and asked anyone with information about his identity to contact police. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
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"The 18-year-old vandal was convicted of a felony \u2014 impairing operations of a vital public facility, the same charge now leveled against Sled \u2014 and ordered to pay $10,000. \u2014 Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"It was also damaged in an acid attack perpetrated by a vandal in the 1950s, and has since been kept behind glass. \u2014 Chron , 30 May 2022",
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"Although the Molotov cocktail that was thrown through a window failed to ignite, the vandal or vandals started another fire nearby, the authorities said. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2022",
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"Schaumburg Honda Automobiles manager Matthew Ashford said the vandal , who was caught on surveillance footage, had been seen at other dealerships, but his dealership was hit the hardest. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Authorities on Thursday asked the public to help identify a vandal who spray-painted racial and homophobic slurs at San Dieguito Academy High School in Encinitas on New Year\u2019s Day. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The vandal also reportedly yelled at a man before running south, according to the police report. \u2014 Olivia Olander, chicagotribune.com , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"He was denounced as a vandal in sonorous verses by the poet Lord Byron, a fellow member of the Ango-Scottish aristocracy, and the broader British public alike. \u2014 Bruce Clark, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Late Latin Vandal\u012b (plural) (Latin Vindil\u012b, Vandili\u012b ), probably borrowed from Germanic *wand-il- , noun derivative from a verbal base *wend- \"wind, wrap, turn, move\" (whence Old English windan to twist, move with speed or force\"), as in *auza-wandil- , perhaps, \"dawn-wanderer,\" name of a star and mythological figure (whence Old Norse Aurvandill , Old English \u0113arendel ) \u2014 more at wind entry 3":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vand-\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8van-d\u1d4al",
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"defacer"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-180059",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective,",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vandalise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of vandalise British spelling of vandalize"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151718",
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"type":[]
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},
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"vandalish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": vandalistic":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vandal entry 1 + -ish":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000241",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"vandalism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": willful or malicious destruction or defacement of public or private property":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"acts of theft and vandalism",
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"He was arrested for vandalism .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Officers requested backup units to respond to multiple vandalism suspects within the group. \u2014 Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"The site, which sits on land near office towers and just steps from where West Burnside Street slices past Old Town, had been plagued by street crime, drug use and vandalism for years. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
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"County investigators arrested a 30-year-old man Thursday on vandalism and hate crime charges for allegedly spray-painting language believed to be a homophobic slur on the exterior of two libraries in early June, police and prosecutors said. \u2014 Clarence Williams, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"Alexander pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of misdemeanor trespassing, two misdemeanor counts of battery and a misdemeanor vandalism charge. \u2014 Chloe Melas, CNN , 15 June 2022",
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"To make the building more salable, the county has invested $5.3 million in removing asbestos, and other hazardous materials and debris, to add temporary electrical wiring, and to protect against break-ins and vandalism . \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 15 June 2022",
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"Alexander, 40, pleaded not guilty in Ventura County court to the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery. \u2014 Andrew Dalton And Jeff Turner, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
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"On May 29, 2020, downtown Atlanta and Buckhead endured acts of vandalism and looting during the demonstrations, spurring then-Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to implement a 9 p.m. curfew on May 30. \u2014 Wilborn Nobles, ajc , 14 June 2022",
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"It was retouched in 2021 after fading from vandalism and weather. \u2014 Sean Scott, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vandal + -ism":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vand-\u1d4al-\u02cci-z\u0259m",
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-\u02ccli-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"defacement",
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"defacing",
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"trashing",
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"vandalization"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192456",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vandalistic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to vandalism":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccvan-d\u0259-\u02c8li-stik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170534",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"vandalization":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to subject to vandalism : damage":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Our car was vandalized in the parking lot.",
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"he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There have been several attempts to vandalize the painting, some more successful than others. \u2014 Maria Cramer, New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"Swipers have been known to vandalize MetroCard machines so that the machines are unable to accept cash. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
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"Insiders may, for example, steal intellectual property or vandalize company assets to retaliate against Covid-19 mandates. \u2014 Fred Burton, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Fans vandalize a bus in Downtown Los Angeles late Sunday. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Other recent incidents involved another TikTok trend where students were encouraged to steal or vandalize school property that sometimes involved destroying soap dispensers and stealing classroom projectors. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"During the unrest of 2019, thousands of protesters fanned out across the city to vandalize Chinese banks and subways, often clashing with police in clouds of tear gas. \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"The rioters marched to the Capitol, and broke through police barricades to storm and vandalize the building in an effort to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden\u2019s electoral victory. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"But these things that have happened in recent months where people are saying vandalize schools and tear out paper towel machines and break toilets up and stuff like that, that actually happened and kids were arrested for doing things like that. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vandal + -ize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vand-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz",
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"deface",
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"trash"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175055",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vandalize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to subject to vandalism : damage":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Our car was vandalized in the parking lot.",
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"he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There have been several attempts to vandalize the painting, some more successful than others. \u2014 Maria Cramer, New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"Swipers have been known to vandalize MetroCard machines so that the machines are unable to accept cash. \u2014 Eric Lach, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
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"Insiders may, for example, steal intellectual property or vandalize company assets to retaliate against Covid-19 mandates. \u2014 Fred Burton, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Fans vandalize a bus in Downtown Los Angeles late Sunday. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Other recent incidents involved another TikTok trend where students were encouraged to steal or vandalize school property that sometimes involved destroying soap dispensers and stealing classroom projectors. \u2014 Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"During the unrest of 2019, thousands of protesters fanned out across the city to vandalize Chinese banks and subways, often clashing with police in clouds of tear gas. \u2014 Elaine Yu, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
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"The rioters marched to the Capitol, and broke through police barricades to storm and vandalize the building in an effort to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden\u2019s electoral victory. \u2014 Char Adams, NBC News , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"But these things that have happened in recent months where people are saying vandalize schools and tear out paper towel machines and break toilets up and stuff like that, that actually happened and kids were arrested for doing things like that. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vandal + -ize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz",
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"\u02c8vand-\u1d4al-\u02cc\u012bz"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"deface",
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"trash"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073045",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vandalroot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": garden heliotrope sense 1":[],
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": valerian sense 2a":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104419",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vandenbrandeite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral CuUO 4 .2H 2 O consisting of a hydrous uranium and copper oxide in very dark green flattened crystals":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccvand\u0259n\u02c8brand\u0113\u02cc\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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"French vandenbrandeite , from P. Van den Brande , 20th century Belgian geologist + French -ite":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141911"
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"vanguard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the forefront of an action or movement":[],
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": the troops moving at the head of an army":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting",
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"talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His penchant for announcing proposals rather than building coalitions at times annoyed his European counterparts, leaving him portrayed as a vanguard of one, leading with no followers. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Despite threats and harassment, Arteaga was at the vanguard . \u2014 Jessica Hoppe, refinery29.com , 31 May 2022",
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"To philanthropists and politicians, the institution begun by Joe Papp remains a gatekeeper for the American theater\u2019s body politic, the vanguard of theater as public work in New York City. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 25 May 2022",
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"Some of these runners \u2014 especially Fenwick, Early Voting and Armagnac (12-1 morning line) \u2014 look likely to be in the early vanguard . \u2014 Frank Vespe, Baltimore Sun , 20 May 2022",
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"But the far right \u2014 to which Orban bears a great deal of affinity \u2014 was not the only beneficiary, with parties further to the left, including a growing vanguard of Green factions, also coming to the fore. \u2014 Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
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"For more than seven years, Ali Schwebel has disrupted the status quo as a managing director for Beautycounter, arguably the vanguard in the Clean Beauty movement. \u2014 Simon Mainwaring, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Glencore, the Swiss mining and commodities giant, isn\u2019t exactly at the vanguard of corporate climate action. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
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"American leadership is often at the vanguard of international support and can bring the collective power and influence of much of the world on board. \u2014 Nick Dowling, CNN , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English vauntgard , borrowed from Anglo-French vantgarde, avantgarde , from avant- \"fore-\" (from avant \"before,\" going back to Late Latin abante ) + garde guard entry 1 \u2014 more at advance entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02c8va\u014b-",
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"\u02c8van-\u02ccg\u00e4rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"avant-garde",
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"cutting edge",
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"van"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014724",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"vanilla":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a commercially important extract of the vanilla bean that is used especially as a flavoring":[],
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": any of a genus ( Vanilla ) of tropical American climbing epiphytic orchids":[],
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": flavored with vanilla":[],
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": lacking distinction : plain , ordinary , conventional":[],
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": vanilla bean":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The frosting is flavored with vanilla .",
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"Adjective",
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"The d\u00e9cor is pretty vanilla .",
|
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"a plain vanilla version of a song that's been recorded more times than necessary",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The company said the body of this peculiar brew has hints of maple and vanilla oak and finishes with heavier notes of clove, cinnamon, and allspice. \u2014 Michael Casey, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"This soft vanilla birthday cake donut is grain-free and packed with all-star ingredients like cassava flour, blanched almond flour, tapioca flour and coconut flour. \u2014 Good Housekeeping , 28 June 2022",
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"The company said the body of this peculiar brew has hints of maple and vanilla oak and finishes with heavier notes of clove, cinnamon and allspice. \u2014 Michael Casey, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
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"Coconut lime cake with layers of coconut, key lime gelee and vanilla glaze. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
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"Esther is celebrated every day but on this sweltering June afternoon, there\u2019s a vanilla cake decorated with purple flowers and a sign with balloons on the front lawn of a little yellow house in the Meadows neighborhood of the city's northeast side. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
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"As someone who absolutely tore through both the endgame of vanilla Outriders and the expansion campaign here, things get hard quickly here. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"Items needed include cereals, canned soups, low-sugar snacks such as plain or cheese crackers, vanilla wafers, graham crackers, granola or breakfast bars, canned meals, pasta and pasta sauces. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
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"And, as with most vanilla ice creams, this one can be a jumping off point. \u2014 Ann Maloney, Washington Post , 24 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1662, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Spanish vainilla \"the vanilla plant and fruit,\" diminutive of vaina \"sheath, pod,\" going back to Latin v\u0101g\u012bna \"scabbard, sheath\"; replacing earlier vaynilla , borrowed from Spanish":"Noun"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8ne-",
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"v\u0259-\u02c8nil-\u0259",
|
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"-\u02c8nel-",
|
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"v\u0259-\u02c8ni-l\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beige",
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"characterless",
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"faceless",
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"featureless",
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"indistinctive",
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"neutral",
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"noncommittal",
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"nondescript"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113429",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"vanish":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
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"materialize"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to assume the value zero":[],
|
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": to cause to disappear":[],
|
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": to pass completely from existence":[],
|
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": to pass quickly from sight : disappear":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.",
|
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"The papers seem to have vanished into thin air .",
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"Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The floor seems to vanish beneath the men\u2019s work boots. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
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"Yet at its worst, biking in L.A. remains a dangerous errand of twisting through an incomplete network of fading white paint, miles of unprotected bike lanes that vanish into thoroughfares where cyclists compete with cars moving at high speeds. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Vaccines that vanish from the body too quickly can also be forgettable. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Avoid sticky notes that mysteriously vanish a week later. \u2014 Trinity Aikens, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea that a sophisticated machine, with its modern instruments and redundant communications, could simply vanish seems beyond the realm of possibility. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"To the south of the existing building are some sports fields that would vanish with the expansion plan. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The idea that blue paint could vanish entirely may seem absurd, but even the suggestion \u2014 made in headlines this fall \u2014 is enough to foment existential doom. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Sacrifice bunts would shrivel up and automatic intentional walks to face the pitcher would vanish , too. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 31 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vanisshen , borrowed from Anglo-French vaniss- stem of vanir, envanir, esvanir , going back to Vulgar Latin *exv\u0101n\u012bre , restructuring of Latin \u0113v\u0101n\u0113scere \"to fade away, disappear,\" from \u0113- e- entry 1 + v\u0101n\u0113scere \"to pass from existence,\" inchoative verb derivative of v\u0101nus \"empty, lacking content\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8va-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"dematerialize",
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"evanesce",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"melt",
|
|
"sink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163603",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vanished":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"materialize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to assume the value zero":[],
|
|
": to cause to disappear":[],
|
|
": to pass completely from existence":[],
|
|
": to pass quickly from sight : disappear":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The missing girl vanished without a trace a year ago.",
|
|
"The papers seem to have vanished into thin air .",
|
|
"Dinosaurs vanished from the face of the earth millions of years ago.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The floor seems to vanish beneath the men\u2019s work boots. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet at its worst, biking in L.A. remains a dangerous errand of twisting through an incomplete network of fading white paint, miles of unprotected bike lanes that vanish into thoroughfares where cyclists compete with cars moving at high speeds. \u2014 Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Vaccines that vanish from the body too quickly can also be forgettable. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Avoid sticky notes that mysteriously vanish a week later. \u2014 Trinity Aikens, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The idea that a sophisticated machine, with its modern instruments and redundant communications, could simply vanish seems beyond the realm of possibility. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"To the south of the existing building are some sports fields that would vanish with the expansion plan. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The idea that blue paint could vanish entirely may seem absurd, but even the suggestion \u2014 made in headlines this fall \u2014 is enough to foment existential doom. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Sacrifice bunts would shrivel up and automatic intentional walks to face the pitcher would vanish , too. \u2014 Tim Bielik, cleveland , 31 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vanisshen , borrowed from Anglo-French vaniss- stem of vanir, envanir, esvanir , going back to Vulgar Latin *exv\u0101n\u012bre , restructuring of Latin \u0113v\u0101n\u0113scere \"to fade away, disappear,\" from \u0113- e- entry 1 + v\u0101n\u0113scere \"to pass from existence,\" inchoative verb derivative of v\u0101nus \"empty, lacking content\" \u2014 more at wane entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8va-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dematerialize",
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"evanesce",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"melt",
|
|
"sink"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004652",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vanity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humbleness",
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bathroom cabinet containing a sink and usually having a countertop":[],
|
|
": a fashionable trifle or knickknack":[],
|
|
": a small case or handbag for toilet articles used by women":[],
|
|
": compact entry 3 sense a":[],
|
|
": dressing table":[],
|
|
": inflated pride in oneself or one's appearance : conceit":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a showcase for a usually famous performer or artist who is often also the project's creator or driving force":[
|
|
"write, direct, and star in a vanity film"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, or being a work (such as a book or recording) whose production cost is paid by the author or artist":[],
|
|
": something that is vain, empty, or valueless":[],
|
|
": the quality or fact of being vain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The handsome actor's vanity was well-known.",
|
|
"She described her accomplishments without exaggeration or vanity .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There's no vanity with this character, especially in this moment. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"About two dozen spell out the F-word, and others easily get the point across without all four letters, a Wall Street Journal analysis of the roughly 115,000 vanity plates found. \u2014 Scott Calvert, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Created in 2008 as a vanity project for Putin, the KHL hemorrhaged money but survived because of the largesse of oligarchs trying to stay in the good graces of the president. \u2014 Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Forbidden Door is shaping up to be another successful vanity project for hardcore fans, as AEW also looks to expand its female demo with budding acts like Hook, Jungle Boy and The Baddies. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"The stake sale disappointed some Tesla bulls who had hoped Musk would find alternative methods to finance a deal viewed as an expensive and distracting vanity project that only the world\u2019s richest human could possibly afford. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Warriors like to make a splash but are unlikely to indulge a James vanity project by drafting his son Bronny, who is draft eligible in 2024. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Dermaflash Luxe exfoliating tool is now $50 off too, and other items on sale at the moment include vanity mirrors and stylers. \u2014 Andrea Navarro, Glamour , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"These monuments to adoration, vanity and delusion were heavily damaged in the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1925, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English vanite , borrowed from Anglo-French vanit\u00e9 , borrowed from Latin v\u0101nit\u0101t-, v\u0101nit\u0101s \"emptiness, lack of judgment, foolish pride,\" from v\u0101nus \"empty, lacking content\" + -it\u0101t-, -it\u0101s -ity \u2014 more at wane entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8va-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amour propre",
|
|
"bighead",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"complacency",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceitedness",
|
|
"ego",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-admiration",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-congratulation",
|
|
"self-esteem",
|
|
"self-glory",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"self-love",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"swellheadedness",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"vainness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182814",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vanpool":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an arrangement by which a group of people commute to work in a van":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To that end, Hobbs' plan set aside about $4 billion for bus, vanpool , and ferry electrification grants while Fey's includes $6 billion for similar projects along with bike and pedestrian crossing grants. \u2014 Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner , 8 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Officials also are looking at how to increase carpool and vanpool programs, as well as the use of technologies to discourage solo driving. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Another applicant, OmniRide based in Prince William County, sought funding to support three bus routes and a new vanpool program. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 July 2020",
|
|
"The flex tag allows carpools, vanpools , motorcycles, and eligible clean air vehicles to travel toll-free in the express lanes with the tag set to the 2 or 3+ position. \u2014 Gary Richards, The Mercury News , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"For example, in the future the agency could charge more for single-occupancy vehicles than for three-person carpools or vanpools , which already ride for free on the I-85 lanes. \u2014 David Wickert, ajc , 17 June 2019",
|
|
"The ordinance also would call on the resort to provide access to a vanpool , private bus or passes for mass transit to help employees get to work. \u2014 Hugo Martin, latimes.com , 2 May 2018",
|
|
"Cagle said the airport will talk with CATS about possibly subsidizing a vanpool service for airport employees. \u2014 Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver , 29 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"With a vanpool , a group of people decide to carpool and then rent a CATS van. \u2014 Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver , 29 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"van entry 1 + pool entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8van-\u02ccp\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115850",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vanquish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to defeat in a conflict or contest":[],
|
|
": to gain mastery over (an emotion, passion, or temptation)":[
|
|
"vanquish your fear"
|
|
],
|
|
": to overcome in battle : subdue completely":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They were vanquished in battle.",
|
|
"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Its unique design uses true HEPA filtration to vanquish virtually all airborne contaminants. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Kansas will play the winner of Saturday night\u2019s other semifinal between North Carolina and Duke on Monday night, allowing the Jayhawks to vanquish another memory \u2014 losing their most recent championship game, in the same Superdome a decade ago. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One of her team\u2019s goals was to identify and systematically test substances used in traditional Chinese medicine in an effort to vanquish chloroquine-resistant malaria. \u2014 Maggie Villiger, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Hillary apologizes, and then two of them agree to join forces and vanquish Trump. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru prepares to vanquish all who stand in his way. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Although the outnumbered fighters did not manage to vanquish the opposing force, Kaia, an accountant who had left her baby at home that weekend, was pleased with the training exercise. \u2014 Lisa Abend/klooga, Time , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Peacocks now take on a Murray State squad that also needed overtime to vanquish their foe. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The town of 20,000 people is about 20 miles south of Kharkiv and has been victimized by its proximity to the sprawling regional jewel that Russia's military pounding has failed to vanquish . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English venquishen , borrowed from Anglo-French venquis- , extended stem of veintre, vaincre \"to defeat, conquer,\" going back to Latin vincere \u2014 more at victor":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8van-",
|
|
"\u02c8va\u014b-kwish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vanquish conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"conquer",
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"dominate",
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"overpower",
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"pacify",
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"subdue",
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"subject",
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"subjugate",
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"subordinate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063158",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vanquished":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": overcome or defeated in battle or in a conflict or contest":[
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"a vanquished foe",
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"In the dim light he could see Leslie's face freeze into its most queenly pose\u2014the kind of expression she usually reserved for vanquished enemies.",
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"\u2014 Katherine Paterson",
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"When this morning race was over, the Brown oarsmen waited at their boat house for their vanquished competitors to come around and hand over their rowing shirts, each with its distinctive colors and design.",
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"\u2014 William N. Wallace",
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"Exiting at 35th Street, we pass the new Comiskey Park with its vanquished predecessor now reduced to a placeless parking complex across the street \u2026",
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"\u2014 Thomas J. Jablonsky"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-",
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"\u02c8va\u014b-kwisht"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130725",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"vanquisher":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to defeat in a conflict or contest":[],
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": to gain mastery over (an emotion, passion, or temptation)":[
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"vanquish your fear"
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],
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": to overcome in battle : subdue completely":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They were vanquished in battle.",
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"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Its unique design uses true HEPA filtration to vanquish virtually all airborne contaminants. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
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"Kansas will play the winner of Saturday night\u2019s other semifinal between North Carolina and Duke on Monday night, allowing the Jayhawks to vanquish another memory \u2014 losing their most recent championship game, in the same Superdome a decade ago. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"One of her team\u2019s goals was to identify and systematically test substances used in traditional Chinese medicine in an effort to vanquish chloroquine-resistant malaria. \u2014 Maggie Villiger, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Hillary apologizes, and then two of them agree to join forces and vanquish Trump. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru prepares to vanquish all who stand in his way. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Although the outnumbered fighters did not manage to vanquish the opposing force, Kaia, an accountant who had left her baby at home that weekend, was pleased with the training exercise. \u2014 Lisa Abend/klooga, Time , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"The Peacocks now take on a Murray State squad that also needed overtime to vanquish their foe. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"The town of 20,000 people is about 20 miles south of Kharkiv and has been victimized by its proximity to the sprawling regional jewel that Russia's military pounding has failed to vanquish . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English venquishen , borrowed from Anglo-French venquis- , extended stem of veintre, vaincre \"to defeat, conquer,\" going back to Latin vincere \u2014 more at victor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van-",
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"\u02c8va\u014b-kwish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vanquish conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
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"synonyms":[
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"conquer",
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"dominate",
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"overpower",
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"pacify",
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"subdue",
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"subject",
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"subjugate",
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"subordinate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162949",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vanquishing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to defeat in a conflict or contest":[],
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": to gain mastery over (an emotion, passion, or temptation)":[
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"vanquish your fear"
|
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],
|
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": to overcome in battle : subdue completely":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They were vanquished in battle.",
|
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"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Its unique design uses true HEPA filtration to vanquish virtually all airborne contaminants. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Kansas will play the winner of Saturday night\u2019s other semifinal between North Carolina and Duke on Monday night, allowing the Jayhawks to vanquish another memory \u2014 losing their most recent championship game, in the same Superdome a decade ago. \u2014 Billy Witz, New York Times , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
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"One of her team\u2019s goals was to identify and systematically test substances used in traditional Chinese medicine in an effort to vanquish chloroquine-resistant malaria. \u2014 Maggie Villiger, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Hillary apologizes, and then two of them agree to join forces and vanquish Trump. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru prepares to vanquish all who stand in his way. \u2014 Travis Bean, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Although the outnumbered fighters did not manage to vanquish the opposing force, Kaia, an accountant who had left her baby at home that weekend, was pleased with the training exercise. \u2014 Lisa Abend/klooga, Time , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Peacocks now take on a Murray State squad that also needed overtime to vanquish their foe. \u2014 Alex Kay, Forbes , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The town of 20,000 people is about 20 miles south of Kharkiv and has been victimized by its proximity to the sprawling regional jewel that Russia's military pounding has failed to vanquish . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 17 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English venquishen , borrowed from Anglo-French venquis- , extended stem of veintre, vaincre \"to defeat, conquer,\" going back to Latin vincere \u2014 more at victor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8va\u014b-kwish",
|
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"\u02c8van-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for vanquish conquer , vanquish , defeat , subdue , reduce , overcome , overthrow mean to get the better of by force or strategy. conquer implies gaining mastery of. Caesar conquered Gaul vanquish implies a complete overpowering. vanquished the enemy and ended the war defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals. the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas subdue implies a defeating and suppression. subdued the native tribes after years of fighting reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender. the city was reduced after a month-long siege overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle. overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power. violently overthrew the old regime",
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"synonyms":[
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"conquer",
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"dominate",
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"overpower",
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"pacify",
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"subdue",
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"subject",
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"subjugate",
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"subordinate"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073908",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"vantage":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disadvantage",
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"drawback",
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"handicap",
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"liability",
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"minus",
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"penalty",
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"strike"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view":[],
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": advantage sense 4":[],
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": benefit , gain":[],
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": in addition":[],
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": superiority in a contest":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Nearby, my colleague from The Miami Herald, the photographer Tim Chapman, paced around our vantage spot in frustration \u2014 he had not been allowed to bring his cameras to document the moment. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
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"The shot\u2019s vantage foreshortens Susiraja\u2019s reclining figure, exaggerating its proportions, rendering her bare legs and midsection mountainous while shrinking her head, which almost aligns with the composition\u2019s vanishing point. \u2014 Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s because tours often travel inland\u2014sometimes several hours into Finland\u2014to find the best vantage spots. \u2014 David Nikel, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
|
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"There's nothing like the vantage from a high point. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Wildlife Viewing See rewilding in action at one of CVNP\u2019s conservation vantage points: the Beaver Marsh, a peaceful wetland with a boardwalk. \u2014 Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With the city blanketed in pitch black and frost crowding the corners of Frank\u2019s window walls, Frank, Jeevan, and Kirsten could be stranded on a space station, observing the dead Earth from Dr. Eleven\u2019s remote vantage . \u2014 Amanda Whiting, Vulture , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"From the vantage turkeys, francolin fowl, chukar partridge, mouflon sheep, Spanish goats and wild boars could be seen. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As folks flying out of the terminal wind their way through the security line, those closest to the walls have the best vantage for seven photographs taken via drone by San Antonian Gabe Zeckua. \u2014 Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News , 7 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French vantage, avantage \u2014 more at advantage entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8van-tij"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"advantage",
|
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"better",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"catbird seat",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"edge",
|
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"high ground",
|
|
"inside track",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"stead",
|
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"upper hand",
|
|
"whip hand"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045531",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"vantage point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You can see the whole valley from this vantage point .",
|
|
"From our vantage point in the 21st century, it is difficult to imagine life without computers.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"From their unique vantage point , the siblings took in the spectacular birthday parade for their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, before making their way to the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the royal family's iconic appearance there. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"All the action happens from our vantage point here on Earth. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Similarly, Kang lives perpetually compared to our vantage point . \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Chaotic as mosh pits seem, people typically look out for each other to ensure no one is hurt, and from my vantage point front and center on the balcony, there were no health or safety issues. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"But over the past year, the plucky little helicopter known as Ingenuity has taken to the Martian skies 28 times, far exceeding expectations and giving scientists a new vantage point on the Red Planet. \u2014 Christian Davenport, Washington Post , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Sitting in an office on the bank\u2019s trading floor, Olesky had a new vantage point . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Three years later, Morikawa\u2019s vantage point will be far different. \u2014 Will Graves, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cherished vantage point is also a stellar vista showcasing the Cherokee National Forest and the city of Erwin and also serves as a go-to destination for hikers of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail to set up camp and watch the sunset. \u2014 Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure , 12 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"eye view",
|
|
"outlook",
|
|
"perspective",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slant",
|
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"standpoint",
|
|
"viewpoint"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055837",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vantguard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": vanguard":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English avaunt garde, vantgard":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033754",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"vanthoffite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral consisting of a sulfate of sodium and magnesium that occurs in granular or layered aggregates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Jacobus H. van't Hoff \u20201911 + English -ite":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-h\u00e4\u02ccf-",
|
|
"vant\u02c8h\u022f\u02ccf\u012bt",
|
|
"v\u00e4n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133022",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"vancomycin-resistant enterococcus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several enterococci (such as Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium ) that are resistant to vancomycin and other commonly used antibiotics (such as cephalosporin and tetracycline) and are typically benign colonizers of the gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract but may cause severe infections (as of the urinary tract or bloodstream) especially in hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems and in individuals who are on long-term regimens of antibiotics":[
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation VRE"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But some enterococcus strains have evolved into a virulent form, called vancomycin-resistant enterococcus , or VRE, that affects more than 540,000 Americans every year. \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1988, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035531"
|
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},
|
|
"vancomycin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an antibiotic C 66 H 75 Cl 2 N 9 O 24 derived from an actinomycete ( Amycolatopsis orientalis synonym Streptomyces orientalis ) that is effective against gram-positive bacteria and is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride C 66 H 75 Cl 2 N 9 O 24 \u00b7HCl especially against staphylococci resistant to methicillin":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccva\u014b-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u012b-s\u1d4an",
|
|
"\u02ccva\u014b-k\u0259-\u02c8m\u012bs-\u1d4an"
|
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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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"She was taken off clindamycin and put on vancomycin . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 10 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Both vancomycin and the dye that her group used are already known to be safe in humans. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 15 Oct. 2013",
|
|
"Only some bacteria will bind to vancomycin , so physicians will be able to narrow down the cause an infection and thus how to fight it. \u2014 Sara Reardon, Scientific American , 15 Oct. 2013",
|
|
"Then, from day eight to day 14, vancomycin was replaced with daptomycin. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, Scientific American , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"When the team tested bacteria taken from the patient, the microbes that had developed tolerance against vancomycin were also killed more slowly by daptomycin. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, Scientific American , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"One patient was first put on the antibiotic vancomycin . \u2014 Karen Weintraub, Scientific American , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The strain she was infected with was already resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin , which was traditionally considered the treatment of last resort. \u2014 Wired , 9 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The organisation\u2019s first contract, with Xelia, a Danish drugs firm, is for vancomycin and daptomycin, antibiotics for highly resistant infections. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"vanco- (of uncertain origin) + -mycin":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1956, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094527"
|
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},
|
|
"Van Buren":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Martin 1782\u20131862 vice president of the U.S. (1833\u201337); 8th president of the U.S. (1837\u201341)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"van-\u02c8byu\u0307r-\u0259n",
|
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"v\u0259n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104347"
|
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},
|
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"Vanbrugh":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Sir John 1664\u20131726 English dramatist and architect":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"van-\u02c8br\u00fc",
|
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"\u02c8van-br\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231255"
|
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},
|
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"Vanzetti":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Bartolomeo \u2014 see Nicola sacco":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235240"
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},
|
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"van-winged hawk":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": hobby entry 3":[]
|
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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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"van entry 1 + winged":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000801"
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},
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"vanaspati":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hydrogenated vegetable fat used as a butter substitute in India":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"v\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259-sp\u0259-t\u0113",
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"-\u02c8n\u00e4-"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Image Until now, efforts by the Indian government to reduce the use of vanaspati have been stymied by food producers. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, New York Times , 14 May 2018",
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"Until now, efforts by the Indian government to reduce the use of vanaspati have been stymied by food producers. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2018",
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"In India, trans fats often take the form of vanaspati , an inexpensive cooking oil that is sometimes used repeatedly by restaurants and street vendors. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, New York Times , 14 May 2018",
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"In India, trans fats often take the form of vanaspati , an inexpensive cooking oil that is sometimes used repeatedly by restaurants and street vendors. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2018",
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"Researchers say the process of reheating vanaspati , which is made from palm oil, renders it even more lethal, and likely contributes to soaring rates of heart disease among South Asians. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, New York Times , 14 May 2018",
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"Researchers say the process of reheating vanaspati , which is made from palm oil, renders it even more lethal and likely contributes to soaring rates of heart disease among South Asians. \u2014 Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com , 14 May 2018"
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"borrowed from Hindi, short for vanaspati gh\u012b , literally, \"ghee from vegetable matter\"":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073616"
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},
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"vancourier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a scout or herald sent in advance : forerunner , precursor":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)van + pronunciation at courier"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification (influenced by courier ) of Middle French avant-coureur , from avant- fore- + coureur runner, from Old French courre to run + -eur -or":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075558"
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},
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"vane":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind":[],
|
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": one that is changeable or inconstant":[],
|
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": a thin flat or curved object that is rotated about an axis by a flow of fluid or that rotates to cause a fluid to flow or that redirects a flow of fluid":[
|
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"the vanes of a windmill"
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],
|
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": the web or flat expanded part of a feather \u2014 see feather illustration":[],
|
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": a feather fastened to the shaft near the nock of an arrow":[],
|
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"Sir Henry 1613\u20131662 the Younger English statesman":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u0101n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
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"the vanes of a windmill",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Either way, the key EWB styling differences are a vertical- vane front grille and repositioned panoramic sunroof\u2014moved 4.9 inches rearwards to benefit those luxuriating in the back. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
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"The vane cap inside the car's vacuum pump can wear out prematurely, break, and cause pump failure, which in turn could affect power-braking assistance. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The wind vane of power is constantly moving, and sometimes those almost entirely down and out are the ones that truly hold the cards. \u2014 Jack King, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
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"The problem involves a defective cap on the rotating vane in the mechanical vacuum pump. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The weapon is armed by a vane which spins as the bomb falls. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
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"The most extensive Levolor collection is the vertical blinds, which are ideal for larger windows, offer three vane types, and start at $68. \u2014 Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The turbo uses variable vane technology to let the engine make peak torque at 1,750 rpm. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
|
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"For decades, this state was a reliable wind vane of American politics. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2021"
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|
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English fane, vane \"flag, pennant, weather vane,\" going back to Old English fana, fane (masculine or feminine weak noun) \"banner, standard, kind of iris,\" going back to Germanic *fan\u014dn (whence also Old Frisian fona, fana \"flag,\" Old Saxon fano \"cloth, cloak, flag,\" Middle Dutch vane, vaen \"flag,\" Old High German fano \"cloth, cloak, ribbon, flag,\" Old Icelandic fani \"banner,\" Gothic fana \"piece of cloth, rag\"), perhaps a borrowing from the same source as Latin pannus \"piece of cloth, rag\"":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081834"
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},
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"vandyke red":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a grayish red that is bluer and deeper than Pompeian red, bluer and darker than bois de rose, and yellower and deeper than appleblossom":[],
|
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": a synthetic red to brown pigment consisting of copper ferrocyanide Cu 2 Fe(CN) 6":[]
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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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"after Sir Anthony Vandyke \u20201641 Flemish painter":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091444"
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},
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{},
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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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"from its use by the painter vandyke":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091648"
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},
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"vanward":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": located in the vanguard : advanced":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8van-w\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"van entry 3 + -ward entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100749"
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},
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|
"vanadium pentoxide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellowish-red crystalline compound V 2 O 5 used especially in glass manufacture and as a catalyst":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"Price for vanadium pentoxide fused flake in Rotterdam. \u2014 Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105812"
|
|
},
|
|
"vanaprastha":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccv\u0259n\u0259\u02c8pr\u0259st\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Sanskrit, literally, one who departs to the forest, from vana forest + prati\u1e63\u1e6dhati he sets forth, from pra- forward, forth + ti\u1e63\u1e6dhati he stands":""
|
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},
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|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-120707"
|
|
},
|
|
"Van Allen radiation belt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a belt of intense ionizing radiation that surrounds the earth in the outer atmosphere, has particles carrying energies of from approximately 20,000 electron volts to several million electron volts or more, and has an outer zone that extends into space to a distance of about 55,000 kilometers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"va|\u02c8nal\u0259\u0307n-",
|
|
"v\u0259|"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after James A. Van Allen , born 1914 American physicist":""
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|
},
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|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150940"
|
|
},
|
|
"Van Dyck":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Sir Anthony 1599\u20131641 Flemish painter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"van-\u02c8d\u012bk",
|
|
"v\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170105"
|
|
},
|
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"Vane":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a movable device attached to an elevated object (such as a spire) for showing the direction of the wind":[],
|
|
": one that is changeable or inconstant":[],
|
|
": a thin flat or curved object that is rotated about an axis by a flow of fluid or that rotates to cause a fluid to flow or that redirects a flow of fluid":[
|
|
"the vanes of a windmill"
|
|
],
|
|
": the web or flat expanded part of a feather \u2014 see feather illustration":[],
|
|
": a feather fastened to the shaft near the nock of an arrow":[],
|
|
"Sir Henry 1613\u20131662 the Younger English statesman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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|
"\u02c8v\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the vanes of a windmill",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Either way, the key EWB styling differences are a vertical- vane front grille and repositioned panoramic sunroof\u2014moved 4.9 inches rearwards to benefit those luxuriating in the back. \u2014 Tim Pitt, Robb Report , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The vane cap inside the car's vacuum pump can wear out prematurely, break, and cause pump failure, which in turn could affect power-braking assistance. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The wind vane of power is constantly moving, and sometimes those almost entirely down and out are the ones that truly hold the cards. \u2014 Jack King, Vulture , 3 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The problem involves a defective cap on the rotating vane in the mechanical vacuum pump. \u2014 Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The weapon is armed by a vane which spins as the bomb falls. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 8 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The most extensive Levolor collection is the vertical blinds, which are ideal for larger windows, offer three vane types, and start at $68. \u2014 Madison Yauger, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The turbo uses variable vane technology to let the engine make peak torque at 1,750 rpm. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 26 May 2021",
|
|
"For decades, this state was a reliable wind vane of American politics. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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|
"Middle English fane, vane \"flag, pennant, weather vane,\" going back to Old English fana, fane (masculine or feminine weak noun) \"banner, standard, kind of iris,\" going back to Germanic *fan\u014dn (whence also Old Frisian fona, fana \"flag,\" Old Saxon fano \"cloth, cloak, flag,\" Middle Dutch vane, vaen \"flag,\" Old High German fano \"cloth, cloak, ribbon, flag,\" Old Icelandic fani \"banner,\" Gothic fana \"piece of cloth, rag\"), perhaps a borrowing from the same source as Latin pannus \"piece of cloth, rag\"":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-185307"
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},
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"vanadium steel":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": steel alloyed with vanadium which strengthens the steel and serves to remove oxygen and possibly nitrogen":[],
|
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": steel alloyed with vanadium and other elements (as chromium)":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190716"
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},
|
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"Vancouver":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"geographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"George 1757\u20131798 English navigator":[],
|
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"city in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River opposite Portland, Oregon population 161,791":[],
|
|
"city and port on Burrard Inlet in southwestern British Columbia, Canada population 603,502":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"van-\u02c8k\u00fc-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-203216"
|
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},
|
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"Van Allen belt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"van-\u02c8a-l\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"after James A. van allen , credited with discovery of the belt":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210845"
|
|
},
|
|
"vanadium oxide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an oxide of vanadium: such as":[],
|
|
": the sesquioxide V 2 O 3 obtained as a black crystalline powder by reducing vanadium pentoxide : di-vanadium trioxide":[],
|
|
": the dioxide VO 2 or V 2 O 4 obtained as blue-black crystals by partially reducing vanadium pentoxide":[],
|
|
": vanadium pentoxide":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000933"
|
|
},
|
|
"Van Doren":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Carl Clinton 1885\u20131950 and his brother Mark 1894\u20131972 American writers and editors":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259n-",
|
|
"van-\u02c8d\u022fr-\u0259n"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030041"
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},
|
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"vanity plate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a license plate bearing letters or numbers designated by the owner of the vehicle":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The car had a University of Alabama vanity plate , according to police, and likely damage from striking the girl. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The vanity plate is not the best way to serve up a helping of anti-Joe Biden sentiment ... especially if one of the ingredients is an obscenity. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Travis McMichael had a vanity plate of the former state flag on the front of his pickup at the time of the shooting, but Walmsley has yet to rule whether that can be presented as evidence at trial. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"For instance, Travis McMichael\u2019s truck featured a vanity plate with the old Georgia state flag, which incorporated the Confederate battle flag. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Investigators allege that Gregory McMichael and his son armed themselves and chased after Arbery in a pickup truck bearing a vanity plate of a Confederate flag. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
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"By introducing the vanity plate as evidence, prosecutors hope to show jurors that race played a key factor in the McMichaels\u2019 decision to chase Arbery. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 15 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Want to show the person at the stoplight next to you what your vanity plate says? \u2014 Austin Irwin And Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 22 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Little did anyone know to credit an SUV vanity plate . \u2014 Allan Ripp, WSJ , 2 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040652"
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},
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"van Dongen":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Kees \u2014 see dongen":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050434"
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},
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"vanadium bronze":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of various yellow or orange pigments said to be metavanadic acid or a salt containing vanadium in the anion":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092941"
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},
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"Vanuatu":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Caledonia and west of Fiji; capital Port-Vila (on Efate) area 4706 square miles (12,189 square kilometers), population 288,000":[]
|
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},
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": containing vanadous vanadium and especially bivalent vanadium":[]
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"v\u0259\u02c8n\u0101d\u0259w\u0259n"
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"obsolete English vanado -magnetite coulsonite (from English vanad- + magnetite ) + English -an":""
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Maybe that was for the best, but on the other hand, why not set him up with a ghostwriter and a vanity press and let the yarns rip? \u2014 Jonathan Kasdan, New York Times , 15 May 2018"
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"inlet of the Arafura Sea in the northern part of the Northern Territory, Australia":[]
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"van-\u02c8d\u0113-m\u0259n"
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],
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": twenty-one entry 3 sense 5":[]
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"(\u02c8)van\u00a6j\u00e4n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of French vingt-et-un":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143745"
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a wide collar with a deeply indented edge":[],
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": one of several V-shaped points forming a decorative edging":[],
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": a border of such points":[],
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": a trim pointed beard":[]
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"van-\u02c8d\u012bk",
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"v\u0259n-"
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"Anthony vandyke":""
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"1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-151930"
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"van der Waals forces":{
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"type":[
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"noun plural",
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"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the relatively weak attractive forces that act on neutral atoms and molecules and that arise because of the electric polarization induced in each of the particles by the presence of other particles":[]
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},
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"\u02c8van-d\u0259r-\u02ccw\u022flz-",
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Johannes Diderik van der Waals \u20201923 Dutch physicist, who postulated the existence of such a force":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163851"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8van"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191231"
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},
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"definitions":{
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"island in the Fiji Islands northeast of Viti Levu area 2137 square miles (5535 square kilometers)":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"v\u0259-\u02ccn\u00fc-\u0259-\u02c8le-(\u02cc)v\u00fc",
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"\u02ccv\u00e4n-w\u00e4-\u02c8l\u0101-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191307"
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a scene or place characterized by frivolity and ostentation":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after Vanity-Fair , a fair held in the frivolous town of Vanity in Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191322"
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},
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"Van Tieghem cell":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a device used for the microscopic observation of microorganisms usually in hanging-drop cultures and consisting of a ring or short tube fixed to a glass slide or Petri dish and capped with a cover glass":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6van\u2027(\u02cc)ty\u0101\u00a6gem-",
|
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"van\u2027\u02c8t\u0113g\u0259m-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"after P.E.L. Van Tieghem \u20201914 French botanist":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192935"
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},
|
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"vanilla leaf":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": wild vanilla":[],
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": a perennial herb ( Achlys triphylla ) of the barberry family that occurs along coastal northwestern North America and has fan-shaped trifoliolate leaves and spikes of small flowers terminating leafless stems":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194911"
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},
|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": vanillin":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6van\u1d4al",
|
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"v\u0259\u00a6nil+"
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],
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"vanilla + aldehyde":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204710"
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a plant ( Vanilla planifolia ) of Florida and tropical America that is widely cultivated":[],
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211812"
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},
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": vanilla sense 2b":[],
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": vanilla ice cream":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259\u02c8n\u0113",
|
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"va\u02c8n\u0113"
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],
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"French, from Spanish vainilla":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220755"
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},
|
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"vanman":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a van driver":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-m\u0259n",
|
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"\u02c8van\u02ccman"
|
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],
|
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|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"van entry 3 + man":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221447"
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},
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"Van Allen":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"James Alfred 1914\u20132006 American physicist":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"van-\u02c8a-l\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230825"
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},
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"vanillery":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plantation of vanilla":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259\u02c8nil\u0259r\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French vanillerie , from vanille vanilla + -erie -ery":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232107"
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},
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"vanillin":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline phenolic aldehyde C 8 H 8 O 3 that is extracted from vanilla beans or prepared synthetically and is used especially in flavoring and in perfumery":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8van-\u1d4al-\u0259n",
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"\u02c8va-n\u0259-l\u0259n"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But the lion\u2019s share of the flavor and aroma comes from a compound named vanillin . \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 21 Jan. 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s just the flavor compound vanillin crystallizing on the surface. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"According to distillers, charring the barrel opens up the wood to allow more interaction with the whiskey, releases flavor compounds like vanillin , and acts as a filter to remove unwanted notes. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Thanks to the addition of vanillin and cloves, Golden Hour actually smells good. \u2014 Aliza Abarbanel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 23 July 2021",
|
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"Because both chemical compounds are similar, the microbes could easily transform the acid into vanillin . \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 June 2021",
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"One of the substances with the lowest odor detection threshold is vanillin , the main component of vanilla extract. \u2014 Randall Munroe, New York Times , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Both are based on vanillin , a flavor compound that is also naturally present in wood, and that makes up about 2.5 percent of true vanilla\u2019s flavor. \u2014 Lior Lev Sercarz, Saveur , 3 Oct. 2016",
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"In these air conditions, the researchers multiplied the vanillin content of an approximately 79 milliliter puff of vapor by over 12,000, Andrews said. \u2014 Abigail Brone, courant.com , 30 July 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French vanilline , from vanille vanilla entry 1 + -ine -in entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234545"
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},
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"vanadyl":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": either of two radicals composed of vanadium and oxygen:":[],
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": the univalent, bivalent, or trivalent radical VO":[
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"vanadyl sulfate VOSO 4"
|
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],
|
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": the univalent radical VO 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259\u02c8n\u0101d\u1d4al",
|
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"\u02c8van\u0259\u02ccdil"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vanad- + -yl":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003552"
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},
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"vanadous":{
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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 containing vanadium":[
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"\u2014 used especially of compounds in which this element has a lower valence than in vanadic compounds"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259\u02c8n\u0101d\u0259s",
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"\u02c8van\u0259d-"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vanad- + -ous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-004245"
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},
|
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"vanadium":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a silvery-grayish malleable ductile metallic element obtained from minerals and used especially to form alloys and in catalysts \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101d-\u0113-\u0259m",
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"v\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-d\u0113-\u0259m"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Russia also supplies other essential A&D materials such as aluminum, nickel, cobalt, and vanadium . \u2014 Eric Tegler, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"One thermochromic material that\u2019s long been studied is vanadium dioxide (VO2), says materials scientist Harlan Byker, who founded the company Pleotint, a maker of dynamic window glass. \u2014 Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
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"One of her older designs, involving vanadium , is ubiquitous today in pacemakers. \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
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"An element commonly used as an alloy for steel, vanadium is available in more ample supplies than lithium. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Since solar production disappears from the grid when the sun goes down and wind production wanes when breezes die down, storage facilities \u2014 using things like lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow batteries \u2014 will be relied upon to fill in the gaps. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The perfect recipe for a solid-state battery could very well involve a dash of zirconium, or a sprinkle of vanadium . \u2014 Gregory Barber, Wired , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"As well as finding traces of iron, chromium, vanadium , magnesium and manganese in its atmosphere the team also detected titanium oxide. \u2014 Jamie Carter, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"The vanadium redox flow battery system in Bonita was the first of its kind to be connected to the state\u2019s grid. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 Jan. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"latinization of Swedish Vanadin , from Old Norse Vanad\u012bs , epithet of the goddess Freya (from vana- , stem of vanr , one of the Vanir + d\u00eds \"woman, female supernatural being\") + Swedish -in -in entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025801"
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"van der Waals equation":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an equation that defines the physical state of a homogeneous gas, is a modification of the ideal-gas equation, and more nearly describes the properties of actual gases: ( p + ( a / v 2 )) ( v \u2212 b )= RT where p is the pressure, v the specific volume, R the gas constant, T the absolute temperature, and a and b are constants depending respectively on the cohesion between the molecules and the volume occupied by the molecules \u2014 compare gas law sense c":[]
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Johannes D. van der Waals \u20201923 Dutch physicist":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034336"
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"vannal":{
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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 constituting a vannus and especially a fold between the remigium and vannus of the wings of some insects":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin vann us + English -al":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044831"
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"definitions":{
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": a person who owns a usually customized van":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8va-n\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Spring Fever is a family-friendly affair, as are most such gatherings, vanners say. \u2014 Ian Cummings, kansascity.com , 21 May 2017"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053016"
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"definitions":{
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": sweet grass":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063944"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hypovanadate":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van\u0259\u02ccd\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German vanadit , from vanad- + -it -ite":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064852"
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},
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"van der Waals adsorption":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": adsorption due to van der Waals forces between the adsorbed molecules and the adsorbing material":[
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"\u2014 opposed to chemisorption"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vand\u0259(r)\u02ccw\u022flz-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065035"
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},
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or arising from van der Waals forces":[
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"van der Waals interaction",
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"van der Waals potential"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8vand\u0259(r)\u02ccw\u022flz"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081655"
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"definitions":{
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": vanity sense 5b":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-092351"
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"definitions":{
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": one who operates an ore vanner":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"-m\u0259n"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"vanner entry 1 + man":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120746"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mineral consisting of a lead vanadate and chloride of the opatite group and occurring in yellowish, brownish, or ruby-red hexagonal crystals (hardness 2.75\u20133, specific gravity 6.66\u20137.10)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8van\u0259d\u0259\u0307\u02ccn-",
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"v\u0259\u02c8n\u0101d\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bt",
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"\u02ccvan\u0259\u02c8d\u0113\u02ccn\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German vanadinit , from vanadin vanadium (from New Latin vanadium + German -in -ine) + -it -ite":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121150"
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": containing or yielding vanadium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6van\u0259\u00a6dif(\u0259)r\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary vanad- + -iferous":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-133357"
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"definitions":{
|
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"Simon 1925\u20132011 Dutch physicist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccv\u00e4n-d\u0259r-\u02c8mer"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135403"
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"vannus":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
|
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": the anal lobe of an insect's wing especially when large and fanlike":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8van\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Latin, winnowing fan":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-135627"
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},
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"vanadic oxide":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": vanadium pentoxide":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153812"
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},
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"Vanderbilt club convention":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": club convention":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8vaa|",
|
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"\u02c8va|nd\u0259(r)\u02ccbilt-"
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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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"after Harold S. Vanderbilt \u20201970 American capitalist, its inventor":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-160547"
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},
|
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"vanadate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a salt derived from vanadium pentoxide and containing pentavalent vanadium":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8van-\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t",
|
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"\u02c8va-n\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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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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"vanad(ium) + -ate entry 1 , after French vanadate":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-165941"
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},
|
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"vanadic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or containing vanadium":[
|
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"\u2014 used especially of compounds in which this element has a relatively higher valence than in vanadous compounds"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259\u02c8n\u0101dik",
|
|
"-nad-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin vanad ium + International Scientific Vocabulary -ic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173858"
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},
|
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"vanoxite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral V 6 O 13 .8H 2 O(?) consisting of a hydrous oxide of vanadium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)va\u00a6n\u00e4k\u02ccs\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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"van adium ox ide + -ite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185935"
|
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},
|
|
"vanilla bean":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the long capsular fruit of a vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia ) that is an important article of commerce":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Oh, and rosemary vanilla bean sugar cookies, black truffle potato chips and sparkling wine. \u2014 Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"As its moniker suggests, the eponymous scent highlights the perfumery\u2019s rarest raw ingredient: vanilla bean . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s plenty of wild rose and violet, and the addition of amber and vanilla bean strays from the typical floral composition. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"At Tuscan Caf\u00e9, an assortment of vanilla bean cream cheese, poppy seed and apricot fill a flour dough crust. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"For dessert, guests can indulge in a Meyer Lemon Cr\u00eape Cake with cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche cream, Sicilian pistachios and local raspberries; and Roasted K&J Orchards Persimmons topped with Tenbrink walnuts, and Straus vanilla bean ice cream. \u2014 Chelsea Davis, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The formula features powerful hydrators like coconut oil, vanilla bean , and tiare flower extract. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To make the sauce and filling: In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, 1/4 cup of the sugar, the jam, lemon juice, vanilla bean and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt. \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For an extra decadent treat, order a drunken paczki stuffed with vodka and vanilla bean custard, whiskey with chocolate custard or moonshine and lemon. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, chicagotribune.com , 25 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190709"
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},
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"vanad-":{
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": vanadium":[
|
|
"vanad yl",
|
|
"vanado silicate"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin vanadium":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202941"
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},
|
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"vanadic acid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various acids that are hydrates of vanadium pentoxide or known especially in the form of salts and esters \u2014 compare metavanadic acid":[],
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": vanadium pentoxide":[
|
|
"\u2014 not used systematically"
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]
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204216"
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"vanillon":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various usually large coarse vanillas of inferior flavor and aroma that are obtained especially from uncultivated vanilla vines":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6van\u0113\u00a6y\u014d\u207f"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French, from vanille vanilla":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211106"
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},
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"van't Hoff":{
|
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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"1852\u20131911 Dutch physical chemist":[
|
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"Jacobus Hen*dri*cus \\ hen-\u200b\u02c8dr\u0113-\u200bk\u0259s \\"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"vant-",
|
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"v\u00e4nt-\u02c8h\u022ff"
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],
|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215733"
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},
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"vanilloyl":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the univalent radical CH 3 O(OH)C 6 H 3 CO\u2212 of vanillic acid":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"v\u0259\u02c8nil\u0259\u02ccwil"
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|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"vanillic (acid) + -oyl":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005138"
|
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},
|
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"vanillyl":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the univalent radical CH 3 O(OH)C 6 H 3 CH 2 \u2212 derived from vanillyl alcohol":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"v\u0259\u02c8nil\u0259\u0307l",
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"\u02c8van\u1d4al\u02ccil"
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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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"vanill in + -yl":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015147"
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},
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"vanillyl alcohol":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline phenolic alcohol CH 3 O(OH)C 6 H 3 CH 2 \u2212 obtained by reducing vanillin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-024818"
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},
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"Vanir":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a race of Norse gods who warred against and later reconciled with the Aesir":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8v\u00e4-\u02ccnir"
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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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"borrowed from Old Norse, plural of Vanr , of uncertain origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025222"
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}
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} |