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776 lines
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{
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"Xerxes I":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"circa 519\u2013465 b.c. the Great king of Persia (486\u2013465)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0259rk-\u02ccs\u0113z"
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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":"20220709-023911"
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},
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"Xerus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of coarse-haired long-tailed African ground squirrels that somewhat resemble prairie dogs in habits":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u0259s"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek x\u0113ros dry; from the texture of the fur":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085231"
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},
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"xerarch":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": developing in a dry place \u2014 compare hydrarch , mesarch":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8z\u0113\u02ccr-",
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"\u02c8zi\u02ccr\u00e4rk"
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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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"xer- + -arch":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142512"
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},
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"xeranthemum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of annual densely tomentose herbs (family Compositae) native to southern Europe, containing one of the most widely cultivated everlastings ( X. annuum ), and having solitary chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers":[],
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": any plant or flower of the genus Xeranthemum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"z\u0259\u0307\u02c8ran(t)th\u0259m\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from xer- + -anthemum":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001604"
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},
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"xeric":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture":[
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"a xeric habitat",
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"a xeric plant"
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],
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"\u2014 compare hydric , mesic":[
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"a xeric habitat",
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"a xeric plant"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir-ik",
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"\u02c8zer-"
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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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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062825"
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},
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"xerafim":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a silver coin current in Portuguese India before the 19th century and worth 300 to 360 reis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0113\u207f",
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"-\u0113m"
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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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"Portuguese xerafim , from Arabic shar\u012bfi , from shar\u012bf noble":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101024"
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},
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"xeriscape":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a landscaping method developed especially for arid and semiarid climates that utilizes water-conserving techniques (such as the use of drought-tolerant plants, mulch, and efficient irrigation)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir-\u0259-\u02ccsk\u0101p",
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"\u02c8zer-"
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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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"Designing your own xeriscape from scratch can be complicated. \u2014 Caroleine James, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Aug. 2021",
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"For instance, grants went to property owners to replace lawns with artificial grass or drought-tolerant xeriscape , which already had been growing in popularity. \u2014 Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2021",
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"Salvia farinacea appears in most deer-proof landscape plans, almost all butterfly and hummingbird garden plans and xeriscape plans for full sun. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 6 Aug. 2020",
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"Tomatoes are not xeriscape plants, so keep them well watered. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 19 Mar. 2020",
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"Note the median\u2019s plantings: environmentally sustainable xeriscape . \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2020",
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"It is often used as a key part of xeriscape plantings in San Antonio. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
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"In addition to being a blooming machine, the Gold Star esperanza is a top xeriscape selection and is not eaten by deer in most situations. \u2014 Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com , 7 June 2019",
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"About a third of an acre is devoted to water-saving xeriscape landscaping. \u2014 Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com , 31 May 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125036"
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},
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"Xerox":{
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"type":[
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"trademark",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to copy on a xerographic copier":[],
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": to make (a copy) on a xerographic copier":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir-\u02cc\u00e4ks",
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"\u02c8z\u0113-\u02ccr\u00e4ks"
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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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"Verb",
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"I'll xerox these forms for you.",
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"I'll be xeroxing in the library.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"That\u2019s true even for Delta and other hyper-transmissible variants, which can rapidly xerox themselves into armies, and may linger for longer than other versions of SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"A fun crafty thing to do would be to xerox some of the pages with rough sketches and give them to your children to trace, or try drawing free hand. \u2014 Kristen Rutherford, WIRED , 10 Mar. 2012"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Xerox":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125821"
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},
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"xer-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of Generation X":[],
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": dry":[
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"xer ic",
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"xero phyte"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin, from Greek x\u0113r-, x\u0113ro- , from x\u0113ros":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1991, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133423"
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},
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"xerox":{
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"type":[
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"trademark",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to copy on a xerographic copier":[],
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": to make (a copy) on a xerographic copier":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir-\u02cc\u00e4ks",
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"\u02c8z\u0113-\u02ccr\u00e4ks"
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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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"Verb",
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"I'll xerox these forms for you.",
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"I'll be xeroxing in the library.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"That\u2019s true even for Delta and other hyper-transmissible variants, which can rapidly xerox themselves into armies, and may linger for longer than other versions of SARS-CoV-2. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"A fun crafty thing to do would be to xerox some of the pages with rough sketches and give them to your children to trace, or try drawing free hand. \u2014 Kristen Rutherford, WIRED , 10 Mar. 2012"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Xerox":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135011"
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},
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"xerothermic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by heat and dryness":[],
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": adapted to or thriving in a hot dry environment":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cczir-\u0259-\u02c8th\u0259r-mik"
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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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"1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155200"
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},
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"xerotherm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a plant that thrives in a hot dry environment":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u0259\u02ccth\u0259rm"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary xer- + -therm":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161945"
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},
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"xerosere":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the seral stages of a xerarch succession : a dry-land sere":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u0259\u02ccsi(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"xer- + sere":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-225106"
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},
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"xeroradiography":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": radiography used especially in mammographic screening for breast cancer that produces an image using X-rays in a manner similar to the way an image is produced by light in xerography":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cczir-\u014d-\u02ccr\u0101d-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4g-r\u0259-f\u0113",
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"\u02cczir-\u014d-\u02ccr\u0101-d\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\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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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-080824"
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},
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"xeroprinting":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an application of xerography to the mass production of graphic images in which the image plate is fixed to a cylinder and automatically charged and powdered for repeated electrostatic transfer of an image to machine-fed paper":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u014d",
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"\u02c8z\u0113r\u014d+\u02cc-"
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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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"xer- + printing":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084408"
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},
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"xerography":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder (such as toner)":[],
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": xeroradiography":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"z\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4g-r\u0259-f\u0113, zir-\u02c8\u00e4g-",
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"z\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124706"
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},
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"xerographic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a process for copying graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder (such as toner)":[],
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": xeroradiography":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"z\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4g-r\u0259-f\u0113, zir-\u02c8\u00e4g-",
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"z\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020",
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"The Xerox copier's core technology -\u2014 a process called xerography , invented by Chester Carlson \u2014 is still widely used in copy machines five decades later. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 23 Jan. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1948, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124817"
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},
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"xerogel":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a solid formed from a gel by drying with unhindered shrinkage \u2014 compare aerogel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u0259\u02ccjel"
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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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"German, from xer- + gel":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140820"
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},
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"xeroderma pigmentosum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genetic disorder inherited as a recessive autosomal trait that is caused by a defect in mechanisms that repair DNA mutations (such as those caused by ultraviolet light) and is characterized by the development of pigment abnormalities and multiple skin cancers in areas exposed to the sun":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cczir-\u0259-\u02c8d\u0259r-m\u0259-\u02ccpig-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259m",
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"-\u02ccpig-m\u0259n-\u02c8t\u014d-s\u0259m, -\u02ccmen-",
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"-\u02ccmen-"
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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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"One of the winners was 12-year-old winner Hazel, who lives with a rare genetic disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) that limits the ability of her body to repair damage caused by UV light. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 26 Nov. 2019",
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"Riley was born with xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a rare skin condition characterized by extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet rays from sunlight, according to the US National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Maya Eliahou And Justin Lear, CNN , 9 June 2018",
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"In the movie, Bella plays a girl named Katie who has lived most of her life indoors due to a condition called xeroderma pigmentosum that her extremely sensitive to sunlight. \u2014 Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue , 22 Mar. 2018",
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"Based on the Japanese film of the same name, 17-year-old Katie Price has a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight caused by the rare genetic condition, xeroderma pigmentosum . \u2014 Noelle Devoe, Seventeen , 26 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, literally, pigmented dryness of the skin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-162608"
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},
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"Xer":{
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of Generation X":[],
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": dry":[
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"xer ic",
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"xero phyte"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ek-s\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin, from Greek x\u0113r-, x\u0113ro- , from x\u0113ros":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1991, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174315"
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},
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"xeromorph":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u0259\u02ccm\u022frf"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary xer- + -morph":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184819"
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},
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"xerophyte":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a plant adapted for life and growth with a limited water supply":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Cotton is a xerophyte (a drought-tolerant plant adapted to survive in drier and more arid climates). \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213142"
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},
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"Xerophyllum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small genus of tall North American herbs (family Liliaceae) having thick woody rootstocks, simple stems with rough-edged linear leaves, and small white flowers in a dense terminal raceme \u2014 see sour grass , squaw grass":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cczir\u0259\u02c8fil\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from xer- + -phyllum":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223912"
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},
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"xeromorphic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a xeromorph":[],
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": of, relating to, or constituting climatic conditions favorable for the development of xerophilous vegetation":[]
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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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"xeromorph + -ic or -al or -ous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224932"
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},
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"xerocole":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": xerophilous":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8zir\u0259\u02cck\u014dl"
|
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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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"xer- + -cole or -colous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230251"
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},
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"xerophytic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a plant adapted for life and growth with a limited water supply":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8zir-\u0259-\u02ccf\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Cotton is a xerophyte (a drought-tolerant plant adapted to survive in drier and more arid climates). \u2014 Brooke Roberts-islam, Forbes , 30 Oct. 2021"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001140"
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},
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"xerophagy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the strictest Christian fast which is observed chiefly in the Eastern churches during Lent or especially Holy Week and in which only bread, salt, water, and vegetables may be eaten and meat, fish, milk, cheese, butter, oil, wine, and all seasonings or spices are excluded":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"z\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u00e4f\u0259j\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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"Late Latin xerophagia , from Greek x\u0113rophagia eating of dry food, from x\u0113rophagein to eat dry food (from x\u0113ros dry + phagein to eat) + -ia -y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003529"
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},
|
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"xerophilous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": thriving in or tolerant or characteristic of a xeric environment":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"z\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-f\u0259-l\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003824"
|
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},
|
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"xeroplastic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": induced by or developing under the influence of a xeric environment":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6zir\u014d\u00a6plastik"
|
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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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"xer- + -plastic":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021619"
|
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},
|
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"xerophytism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being xerophytic":[]
|
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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":"20220712-030204"
|
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},
|
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"xerophthalmia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dry thickened lusterless condition of the eyeball resulting especially from a severe systemic deficiency of vitamin A":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cczir-\u02cc\u00e4f-\u02c8thal-m\u0113-\u0259, -\u02cc\u00e4p-\u02c8thal-",
|
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"\u02cczir-\u02cc\u00e4f-\u02c8thal-m\u0113-\u0259",
|
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"\u02cczir-\u02cc\u00e4p-\u02c8thal-"
|
|
],
|
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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",
|
|
"While rare, a true deficiency of vitamin A can lead to a condition called xerophthalmia , which can damage normal vision and result in night blindness\u2014the inability to see in the dark or low light. \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 7 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Latin, from Greek x\u0113rophthalmia , from x\u0113r- xer- + ophthalmia ophthalmia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1656, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054409"
|
|
},
|
|
"xerophobous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having little capacity to resist drought":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"z\u0259\u0307\u02c8r\u00e4f\u0259b\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"xer- + -phobous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-071443"
|
|
},
|
|
"xerophytization":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": adaptation to more xeric conditions especially as a factor in speciation":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-t\u02cc\u012b\u02ccz-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"xer- + phyt- + -ization":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110952"
|
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}
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} |