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1732 lines
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{
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"Amen glass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a drinking glass from 18th century England with an inscription on the side that professes support for James III, claimant to the British crown":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, 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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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130028",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ameliorate":{
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"antonyms":[
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"worsen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to grow better":[],
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": to make better or more tolerable":[
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"medicine to ameliorate the pain"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The disparate impact of the risk imposed by the \"loser pays\" rule can be ameliorated . Indeed, there are features of the British legal system which have led some observers to find the rule \u2026 to be considerably more benign to poorer litigants. \u2014 Edward F. Sherman , Texas Law Review , June 1998",
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"And, after all, some illnesses are psychogenic. Many can be at least ameliorated by a positive cast of mind. \u2014 Carl Sagan , The Demon-Haunted World , 1996",
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"Even the abolitionists gave their attention not to the task of ameliorating conditions among slaves but to transforming slaves into free people. \u2014 John Hope Franklin , \"The Land of Room Enough,\" 1981 , in Race and History , 1989",
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"trying to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs",
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"This medicine should help ameliorate the pain.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Deploy the budget to ameliorate the underlying issues; provide housing, job training, mental health services, etc. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022",
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"Hopefully, governments will check their math before rolling out policies to ameliorate the current situation. \u2014 Michael Lynch, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Thursday unveiled a complex web of subsidies to ameliorate energy bills. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Although a huge subject all by itself, one recent bit of news may ameliorate the climate crisis, at least for extreme weather events. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"My first response to death is a sense of trying to ameliorate what happened and put the situation right. \u2014 Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times , 5 May 2022",
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"The Clean Air and Clean Water Acts helped ameliorate those, but there is still so much more to do to protect the earth, Weir says. \u2014 Marty Munson, Men's Health , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Quin and Simin Frazer, a married couple who have lived in a nearby town home since 2004, left the meeting unpersuaded that Bally\u2019s could do enough to ameliorate their concerns. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Lawmakers in Washington, to their credit, initially intervened to ameliorate those effects and save untold lives. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 12 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of meliorate \u2014 see meliorate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u0113-l\u0113-\u0259-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113l-y\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ameliorate improve , better , help , ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad. measures to further improve the quality of medical care immigrants hoping to better their lot help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement. a coat of paint would help that house ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure. tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements",
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"synonyms":[
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"amend",
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"better",
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"enhance",
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"enrich",
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"help",
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"improve",
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"meliorate",
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"perfect",
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"refine",
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"upgrade"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080230",
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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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"amenability":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disinclined",
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"unamenable",
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"unwilling"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited":[
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"The data is amenable to analysis."
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],
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": liable to be brought to account : answerable":[
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"citizens amenable to the law"
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],
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": readily brought to yield , submit, or cooperate":[
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"a government not amenable to change"
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],
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": willing sense 1":[
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"was amenable to spending more time at home"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. \u2014 Jason L. Riley , Wall Street Journal , 16 Jan. 2003",
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"While no one yet knows how wide \u2026 margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable . \u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik , Publishers Weekly , 14 June 1999",
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"Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. \u2014 Marc B. Garnick et al. , Scientific American , December 1998",
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"\u2026 depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy \u2026 \u2014 Sherry Turkle , London Review of Books , 19 Mar. 1998",
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"whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable \u2014just let me know",
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"our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In theory, Trump was amenable to dismantling the administrative state, to pushing norms and institutions beyond their breaking points, even to reaping the benefits of a full autocratic breakthrough. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"Karen Busch, an art teacher at Avon High School, answered a post on social media from Mike Schrull, commander at Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, wondering if anyone was amenable to the idea of creating the ceramic poppies. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
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"Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"Milley seems amenable to the prospect of Biden seeking to find savings in defense budgets. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 17 Jan. 2021",
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"At that time, Bain pointed toward recent surveys that indicated that a multipurpose trail was amenable to a majority of residents. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Gorsuch and Thomas seemed the most amenable to Texas' arguments Tuesday. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The bird seemed amenable to conversation despite Winchester\u2019s trembling frame and cold stare. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener \"to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead\" (also continental Old French) (from a- \u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + mener \"to lead, bring\") + able -able \u2014 more at demean entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8me-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02c8me-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amenable responsible , answerable , accountable , amenable , liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas",
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"synonyms":[
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"disposed",
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"fain",
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"game",
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"glad",
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"inclined",
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"minded",
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"ready",
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"willing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051643",
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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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},
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"amenable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disinclined",
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"unamenable",
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"unwilling"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : suited":[
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"The data is amenable to analysis."
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],
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": liable to be brought to account : answerable":[
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"citizens amenable to the law"
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],
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": readily brought to yield , submit, or cooperate":[
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"a government not amenable to change"
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],
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": willing sense 1":[
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"was amenable to spending more time at home"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Mr. Bush is in a position to make his party more amenable to minorities and especially blacks. He should seize the moment. \u2014 Jason L. Riley , Wall Street Journal , 16 Jan. 2003",
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"While no one yet knows how wide \u2026 margins can go, contracts establish royalty rates and project them far into the future. Many agents have thus pushed for a term of license of just a few years. Publishers, however, are not always amenable . \u2014 Steven M. Zeitchik , Publishers Weekly , 14 June 1999",
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"Some of the newer findings address a vexing flaw in the sole noninvasive screening test for detecting microscopic prostate cancer, the form most amenable to a cure. \u2014 Marc B. Garnick et al. , Scientific American , December 1998",
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"\u2026 depression, schizophrenia and manic depression, mental troubles that are now considered amenable to treatment by drug therapy \u2026 \u2014 Sherry Turkle , London Review of Books , 19 Mar. 1998",
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"whatever you decide to do, I'm amenable \u2014just let me know",
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"our normally balky cat becomes the most amenable of creatures when confronted with the strange environment of the veterinary clinic",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In theory, Trump was amenable to dismantling the administrative state, to pushing norms and institutions beyond their breaking points, even to reaping the benefits of a full autocratic breakthrough. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"With Getaround, hosts must also be amenable to having a device installed in their vehicles, which the company says takes about an hour and must be done by a certified professional. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"Karen Busch, an art teacher at Avon High School, answered a post on social media from Mike Schrull, commander at Avon Lake American Legion Post 211, wondering if anyone was amenable to the idea of creating the ceramic poppies. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 23 May 2022",
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"Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 16 May 2022",
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"Milley seems amenable to the prospect of Biden seeking to find savings in defense budgets. \u2014 Robert Burns, Star Tribune , 17 Jan. 2021",
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"At that time, Bain pointed toward recent surveys that indicated that a multipurpose trail was amenable to a majority of residents. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Gorsuch and Thomas seemed the most amenable to Texas' arguments Tuesday. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Chron , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The bird seemed amenable to conversation despite Winchester\u2019s trembling frame and cold stare. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Anglo-French, from amener \"to bring, bring to a court (as witnesses, pledges), summon, take, lead\" (also continental Old French) (from a- \u2014going back to Latin ad- ad- \u2014 + mener \"to lead, bring\") + able -able \u2014 more at demean entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l",
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"-\u02c8me-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0113-n\u0259-b\u0259l, -\u02c8me-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amenable responsible , answerable , accountable , amenable , liable mean subject to being held to account. responsible implies holding a specific office, duty, or trust. the bureau responsible for revenue collection answerable suggests a relation between one having a moral or legal obligation and a court or other authority charged with oversight of its observance. an intelligence agency answerable to Congress accountable suggests imminence of retribution for unfulfilled trust or violated obligation. elected officials are accountable to the voters amenable and liable stress the fact of subjection to review, censure, or control by a designated authority under certain conditions. laws are amenable to judicial review not liable for the debts of the former spouse obedient , docile , tractable , amenable mean submissive to the will of another. obedient implies compliance with the demands or requests of one in authority. obedient to the government docile implies a predisposition to submit readily to control or guidance. a docile child tractable suggests having a character that permits easy handling or managing. tractable animals amenable suggests a willingness to yield or cooperate because of a desire to be agreeable or because of a natural open-mindedness. amenable to new ideas",
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"synonyms":[
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"disposed",
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"fain",
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"game",
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"glad",
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"inclined",
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"minded",
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"ready",
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"willing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050536",
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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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},
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"amend":{
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"antonyms":[
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"worsen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to change or modify (something) for the better : improve":[
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"amend the situation"
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],
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": to reform oneself":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The country's constitution was amended to allow women to vote.",
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"They voted to amend the law in 1920.",
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"He tried to amend the situation by apologizing to me.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Navajo Nation would also need to amend taxing jurisdictions on the sale of marijuana goods in retail store settings. \u2014 Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 31 May 2022",
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"The petition seeks to amend state law to raise the minimum wage in increments over the next five years. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 6 May 2022",
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"The aim of the crypto provision is to amend federal law on digital asset information reporting by expanding the reporting requirements for brokers. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"Orban cast the moves as an attempt by the EU to force Hungary to amend its controversial law on the depiction of homosexuality, though the rule of law report made no mention of that legislation. \u2014 Justin Spike, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
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"To amend the constitution, the legislature must pass legislation two years in a row \u2014 with an election in between \u2014 and then win approval from voters in a referendum. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 21 May 2022",
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"Voters chose to amend the Ohio Constitution to create a fairer process in belief that the legislature would look more, percentage wise, like Ohio voters by party. \u2014 Laura Hancock, cleveland , 7 May 2022",
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"Protesters had marched there to demand that lawmakers not delay the election or amend the constitution to allow Mr. Widodo to run again in 2024. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In Arkansas, one of only two Southern states that allow citizen initiatives to directly amend its constitution, an effort is underway to allow voters in November to decide if marijuana use should be allowed for people over age 21. \u2014 al , 20 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French amender , modification of Latin emendare , from e, ex out + menda fault; akin to Latin mendax lying, mendicus beggar, and perhaps to Sanskrit mind\u0101 physical defect":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8mend"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for amend correct , rectify , emend , remedy , redress , amend , reform , revise mean to make right what is wrong. correct implies taking action to remove errors, faults, deviations, defects. correct your spelling rectify implies a more essential changing to make something right, just, or properly controlled or directed. rectify a misguided policy emend specifically implies correction of a text or manuscript. emend a text remedy implies removing or making harmless a cause of trouble, harm, or evil. set out to remedy the evils of the world redress implies making compensation or reparation for an unfairness, injustice, or imbalance. redress past social injustices amend , reform , revise imply an improving by making corrective changes, amend usually suggesting slight changes amend a law , reform implying drastic change plans to reform the court system , and revise suggesting a careful examination of something and the making of necessary changes. revise the schedule",
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"synonyms":[
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"ameliorate",
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"better",
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"enhance",
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"enrich",
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"help",
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"improve",
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"meliorate",
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"perfect",
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"refine",
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"upgrade"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031950",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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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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"amendatory":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": corrective":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a bill of rights was seen as a much-needed amendatory supplement to the national constitution",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Raoul\u2019s comments on Tuesday came one day after Rauner used his amendatory veto powers to rewrite a gun control measure that would have established a 72-hour waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 16 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"amend + -atory (as in emendatory )":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u014dr-\u0113",
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259-\u02cct\u022fr-\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"corrective",
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"rectifying",
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"reformative",
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"reformatory",
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"remedial",
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"remedying"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112110",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"amende honorable":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1613, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, literally, honorable reparation":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0227m\u00e4\u00e4\u207fd\u022fn\u022fr\u0227bl\u1d4a",
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"-b(l\u0259)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192747",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amended":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": changed or modified especially to make a correction or improvement":[
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"filed an amended tax return",
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"\u2026 the House passed the amended bill \u2026",
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"\u2014 Paul K. Longmore",
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"Dig a hole \u2026 . Amend the backfill soil with 50 percent peat, set the plant in the hole, fill in with the amended soil, and mulch well around the plant.",
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"\u2014 Jim McCausland"
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]
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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 above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133916",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"amendment":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a material (such as compost or sand) that aids plant growth indirectly by improving the condition of the soil":[
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"soil amendments"
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],
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": an alteration proposed or effected by this process":[
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"a constitutional amendment"
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],
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": the act of amending something : correction":[],
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": the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure":[
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"rights that were granted by amendment of the Constitution"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"California state lawmakers are expected as soon as Monday to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights. \u2014 Shawn Hubler, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
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"On Monday, California state lawmakers are expected to put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot that would explicitly protect reproductive rights. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"But the council backed an amendment on Monday that would allow the board to investigate evidence, interview witnesses, review body cameras and issue subpoenas as part of its review of the outcomes of the ACC\u2019s disciplinary matters. \u2014 Karina Elwood, Washington Post , 7 June 2022",
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"Advocates of redistricting reform are mulling their options, which include placing a new constitutional amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Anna Staver, The Enquirer , 25 May 2022",
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"However, at a Dec. 28 meeting, council didn\u2019t have enough votes to place the charter amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"There has been talk of creating a constitutional amendment on the 2022 statewide ballot to ban executions, a proposal under consideration in the California Legislature. \u2014 Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"The Tribe, though, helped finance the petition drive to get the amendment on the ballot. \u2014 Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Oct. 2021",
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"If voters approve the constitutional amendment on or before the 2025 spring election, the final election for state superintendent required by the state constitution would be the one this year when Jill Underly defeated Deb Kerr for the position. \u2014 Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"see amend":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259-\u02c8mend-m\u0259nt",
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"\u0259-\u02c8men(d)-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"correction",
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"emendation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064856",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"amends":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": compensation for a loss or injury : recompense":[
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"trying to make amends for his bad behavior"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the wake of mocking parodies on TikTok, Timberlake took to social media to make amends . \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
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"After a 50 year absence, a renowned Parisian tailor and drag queen returns to his hometown in Poland to make amends with his daughter. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 June 2022",
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"And then of people trying to make amends for their crime. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 19 June 2022",
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"One of Netflix's hit shows, Ozark stars Jason Bateman as Marty, a financial advisor whose money laundering goes wrong, forcing him to relocate his family to the Ozarks in Missouri to make amends with a cartel he's wronged. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 17 June 2022",
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"Disney tries to make amends for an employee who snatched a ring mid-proposal, but the couple says no. \u2014 Colby Hentges, CNN , 10 June 2022",
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"The couple did, however, make amends before Catherine\u2019s death. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 9 June 2022",
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"Your impulse to apologize, make amends , or work on paying down your Karmic debt is laudable. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune , 30 May 2022",
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"Your impulse to apologize, make amends , or work on paying down your Karmic debt is laudable. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English amendes , from Anglo-French, plural of amende reparation, from amender":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8mendz",
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"\u0259-\u02c8men(d)z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080515",
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"type":[
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"noun plural",
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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]
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},
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"amene":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": agreeable , pleasing":[]
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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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"Middle English, from Latin amoenus , perhaps akin to amare to love":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u02c8m\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180549",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"amenity":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a feature conducive to such attractiveness and value":[],
|
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": something (such as a conventional social gesture) that promotes smoothness or pleasantness in social relationships":[
|
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"maintaining social amenities"
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],
|
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": something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment":[
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"hotels with modern amenities",
|
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"providing residents with the basic amenities"
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],
|
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": the attractiveness and value of real estate or of a residential structure":[],
|
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": the quality of being pleasant or agreeable":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The hotel has every amenity you could want.",
|
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"an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The sculpture will actually face away from the street and toward the trail, offering weight to its intention as a pedestrian amenity . \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Steven Litt reports the park is envisioned as a near-term, partial downpayment on the health system\u2019s promise to create a 12-acre park along the street by 2026 as its green front door and as a major new amenity in the Clark Fulton neighborhood. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 9 May 2022",
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"The debate has pitted those who support redevelopment, including Fonfara and Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, against those who say the airport should be further invested in as an economic development amenity . \u2014 Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Qatar is the only airline in the world to partner with Diptyque for inflight amenity kits. \u2014 Ramsey Qubein, Forbes , 8 May 2022",
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"As a result, the town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is now home to the first fully accessible boutique hotel, The Schoolhouse Hotel, where every room and amenity is fully ADA-compliant. \u2014 Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure , 8 June 2022",
|
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"But those two committees also tabled Sherwin-Williams\u2019s request for approval of landscape and site amenity plans. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 3 June 2022",
|
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"At the property, every amenity and detail were thought of to create the most self-sufficient getaway for family and friends. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
|
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"For post-pandemic travelers, a reliable internet connection is a utility, not an amenity . \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 27 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English amenite , from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas , from amoenus pleasant":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8men-\u0259-t\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02c8m\u0113-",
|
|
"\u0259-\u02c8me-n\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"attention",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
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"formality",
|
|
"gesture",
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
|
"politeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021533",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"American dog tick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common North American ixodid tick ( Dermacentor variabilis ) especially of dogs and humans that is an important vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162652"
|
|
},
|
|
"amen corner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a conspicuous corner in a church occupied by fervent worshippers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0101-\u02ccmen-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173843"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dipper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dipper sense 2a(1)":[
|
|
"We spotted American dippers , birds that walk under water in search of aquatic insects and confound scientists with their ability to withstand icy mountain stream temperatures.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kristi Streiffert, Spokesman Review (Spokane, Washington) , 3 Sept. 2000"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192631"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dewberry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a prostrate dewberry ( Rubus hispidus ) found in eastern North America having persistent trifoliolate leaves, white flowers, and small reddish black fruit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194800"
|
|
},
|
|
"American shorthair":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of cats with a short thick coat of variable color and pattern that are descended from cats brought to America by European settlers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213526"
|
|
},
|
|
"american dog tick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common North American ixodid tick ( Dermacentor variabilis ) especially of dogs and humans that is an important vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225825"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dog violet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a leafy-stemmed violet ( Viola conspersa ) with pale flowers found in moist woods":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005032"
|
|
},
|
|
"American mountain ash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mountain ash ( Sorbus americana ) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that is typically 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9.1 meters) tall and has showy clusters of small white flowers and bright orange-red berrylike fruits that are technically pomes":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare european mountain ash"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013842"
|
|
},
|
|
"American nettle tree":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hackberry sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1764, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055700"
|
|
},
|
|
"american mountain ash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mountain ash ( Sorbus americana ) of the eastern U.S. and Canada that is typically 15 to 30 feet (4.6 to 9.1 meters) tall and has showy clusters of small white flowers and bright orange-red berrylike fruits that are technically pomes":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare european mountain ash"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061931"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dream":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"good life"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with the acquisition of a big house in the suburbs, they felt as though the American dream had indeed become a reality for them"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064058"
|
|
},
|
|
"American dwarf birch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shrub ( Betula glandulosa ) of the colder parts of North America with short aments and roundish glandular leaves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073553"
|
|
},
|
|
"amen cadence":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plagal cadence":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092407"
|
|
},
|
|
"American pipit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pipit ( Anthus rubescens ) that inhabits open areas of North America and Asia and has brown upperparts, buff underparts usually with streaks, and dark-colored legs":[
|
|
"American pipits strutted like chickens and bobbed their tails while feeding in the fields and along the roadsides.",
|
|
"\u2014 James M. McCarty, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) , 27 Mar. 2008"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093458"
|
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},
|
|
"American basswood":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medium to large linden tree ( Tilia americana ) of central and eastern North America that has large heart-shaped leaves and soft light wood and that includes several cultivars planted especially as shade trees":[
|
|
"\u2014 compare white basswood"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113128"
|
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},
|
|
"American Beauty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a long-stemmed rose with deep-pink to purplish-red flowers that is a variety of hybrid perpetual rose":[
|
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"The bush form of American Beauty , a mauve-tinged pink hybrid perpetual, was introduced in 1886, and it soon became a hit on the basis of its name alone.",
|
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"\u2014 Adrian Higgins , Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2009",
|
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"Love usually finds expression today on Valentine's Day in a dozen American Beauties \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Dana Bartholomew , Daily News of Los Angeles , 14 Feb. 2002",
|
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"Hardly anyone grows ' American Beauty ' now, except for rosarians with inexhaustible patience and a passion for rare antiques.",
|
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"\u2014 Douglas Brenner & Stephen Scanniello , A Rose by Any Name , 2009"
|
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],
|
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": a deep purplish red that is redder and paler than hollyhock, redder and less strong than magenta (see magenta sense 2a ), and less strong and slightly redder and darker than harvard crimson (see harvard crimson sense 2 )":[]
|
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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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"1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114231"
|
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},
|
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"american plan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a hotel plan whereby the daily rates cover the costs of the room and three meals \u2014 compare european plan":[]
|
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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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"1843, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131430"
|
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},
|
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"american staffordshire terrier":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"The native American beautyberry comes to life, maturing bright purple clusters of pea-size fruits along the stems.",
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"\u2014 Tom MacCubbin , Orlando Sentinel , 30 Sept. 1995"
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"definitions":{
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": a sign language that is used especially for communication by and with deaf people and is the formal sign language of the United States and English-speaking Canada and also serves as the basis for various sign languages in other countries (such as Thailand, Nigeria, and Bolivia)":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation ASL"
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"The American golden plover migrates from Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S. to South America\u2014a nonstop journey of some 2,500 miles over open ocean.",
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"\u2014 Bill Herald, The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) , 15 Sept. 2007"
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"American plane":{
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"On the moss-covered boulder at the edge of the creek was a handsome American spikenard , a perennial that grows in similar habitats in the eastern United States.",
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"\u2014 Robert H. Mohlenbrock , Natural History , March 1989"
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"American plum":{
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"definitions":{
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": any of various cultivated plums derived chiefly from native American plums (as from Prunus americana ) \u2014 compare european plum":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a woodland fern ( Dryopteris spinulosa intermedia ) of eastern North America with pinnae bearing glandular hairs":[]
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"American poplar":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": tulip tree":[]
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},
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"American fried potatoes":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": hashed brown potatoes":[]
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"American basement":{
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"definitions":{
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": a basement story above the ground level containing the principal entrance to the building":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202906"
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"American Staffordshire terrier":{
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"type":[
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"first_known_use":{
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"1971, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203955"
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"americani":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": unbleached cotton sheeting originally made in America and used in Africa and the Far East":[]
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Swahili, from English American entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204140"
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"American moss":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": spanish moss":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204303"
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"Ames test":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a test for identifying potential carcinogens by studying their mutagenic effect on bacteria":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0101mz-"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bruce N. Ames born 1928 American biochemist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1974, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205709"
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"American quarter horse":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": quarter horse":[
|
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"The trio will ride American quarter horses , the oldest surviving American breed and also the most numerous, with 800,000 registered worldwide.",
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"\u2014 Anne Hart , Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 1 Aug. 1996",
|
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"American quarter horses are the sport's drag racers\u2014full of speed and power and always ready to run.",
|
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"\u2014 John Erardi , Cincinnati Enquirer , 11 Sept. 2008"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210230"
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},
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"American goldeneye":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a duck of the North American subspecies ( americana ) of the goldeneye being stocky, medium sized, and large headed with the male chiefly black and white, the female brown and gray":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210854"
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"American bison":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large North American bison ( Bison bison ) that has a dense coat of dark brown fur with a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck, short hollow horns, and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump over the shoulders and that formerly was abundant in North America but is now reduced to small populations of plains and prairies chiefly of the central U.S. and Canada : buffalo sense 1c(1)":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221648"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of cats with a short thick coat of variable color and pattern that are descended from cats brought to America by European settlers":[]
|
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221956"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shad ( Alosa sapidissima ) of the Atlantic coast of North America that has a greenish back and silvery sides":[]
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225259"
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"American horse chestnut":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": ohio buckeye":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225852"
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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 group of insects that includes certain primitive orders (as Thysanura) that undergo an inconspicuous metamorphosis":[]
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},
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"\u02cc\u0101m\u0259\u02c8tab\u0259l\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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"New Latin, from Greek ametabolos unchanged":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231141"
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},
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"American ebony":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": granadilla tree":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"first_known_use":{
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"1754, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232003"
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},
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"American nightshade":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pokeweed":[],
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": ditch stonecrop":[]
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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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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232530"
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},
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"American plaice":{
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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, brownish flounder ( Hippoglossoides platessoides ) found on both coasts of the north Atlantic that has a large mouth and both eyes on the right side":[
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"While bowheads are doing better because commercial hunting has ended, the situation is dire for the American plaice , a flatfish that experts fear is in the midst of a cod-like collapse due to massive overharvesting in Canadian waters.",
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"\u2014 Martin Mittelstaedt, Globe and Mail (Canada) , 5 May 2009"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235819"
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},
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"American ipecac":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": indian physic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002216"
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},
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"Americano":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": coffee consisting of espresso diluted with hot water : caf\u00e9 americano":[
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"Kudos went to an Americano with the ideal ratio of water to espresso.",
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"\u2014 Andrea K. Scott"
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],
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": a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, bitters, and soda water":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccme-r\u0259-",
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"\u0259-\u02ccmer-\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u014d"
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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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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004830"
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},
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"American bittern":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large North American marsh bird ( Botaurus lentiginosus ) that is related to the herons and has a brown body, dark gray outer wings, and a black stripe down each side of the neck":[]
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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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"1813, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010817"
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},
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"amethyst":{
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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 clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone":[],
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": a deep purple variety of corundum":[],
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": a moderate purple":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-(\u02cc)thist",
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"\u02c8a-m\u0259-th\u0259st"
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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 piece was silver and featured a purple amethyst atop the thistle. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
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"Made in 1661, the golden globe is surrounded by a cross set with emeralds, diamonds, rubies, pearls and sapphires, and a large amethyst on top. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 19 June 2022",
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"Be sure to head over to the Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals to see an array of spectacles, including an 850-pound amethyst and roam through the museum's habitats to spot Texas wildlife. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 20 May 2022",
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"An amethyst taffeta tunic was topped by an aquamarine band at the chest and cut through by wet-suit zips. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
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"An amethyst may make a good metaphor for geology as a whole. \u2014 Howard Lee, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
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"Other additions include gold sconces with white shades on either side of the vanity, a black-and-white marble mosaic floor, a large leaning floor mirror and a Cambria quartz countertop that\u2019s white with flecks of gold and amethyst . \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"While this option features jade, there are other similar tools composed of rose quartz or amethyst too. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
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"And this amethyst and turquoise bib was created for a client that spoke it fluently. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 11 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English amatiste , from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin amethystus , from Greek amethystos , literally, remedy against drunkenness, from a- + methyein to be drunk, from methy wine \u2014 more at mead":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011234"
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},
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"American":{
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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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": an American Indian of North America or South America":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of North America or South America":[],
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": a native or inhabitant of the U.S. : a U.S. citizen":[],
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": american english":[],
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": of or relating to America":[
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"American people"
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],
|
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": of or relating to the U.S. or its possessions or original territory":[
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"American soldiers",
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"American embassies",
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"American states",
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"American culture"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u0259r-",
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"\u0259-\u02c8mer-\u0259-k\u0259n",
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"-\u02c8me-r\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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"Noun",
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"Americans in all 50 states.",
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"The President's speech began with the words \u201cMy fellow Americans \u2026\u201d."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011848"
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},
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"American black bear":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": black bear sense 1":[
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"With a population of more than 450,000, the American black bear now outnumbers all other bears put together and is not threatened with extinction.",
|
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"\u2014 Jane E. Brody , New York Times , 1 May 1990"
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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":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015303"
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},
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"american english":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the English language as spoken in the U.S.":[
|
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"\u2014 used especially with the implication that it is clearly distinguishable from British English yet not so divergent as to be a separate language"
|
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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":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"There are many differences between British English and American English ."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021846"
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},
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"American paint horse":{
|
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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 a breed of horses developed in the U.S. from quarter horse or Thoroughbred ancestry that have irregular broad markings of white interspersed with some other solid color":[
|
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"While the colorful coat pattern is essential to the identity of the breed, American paint horses have strict bloodline requirements and a distinctive stock-horse body type \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Alicia Doyle",
|
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"American Paint Horses boast bright colors of bay, black or chestnut overlaying white in large patterns. It is a registered, pedigreed breed, which sets it apart from the similar pinto horse.",
|
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"\u2014 Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colorado)"
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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":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024528"
|
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},
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"American cheese":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a processed cheese made from American cheddar":[]
|
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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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"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025441"
|
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},
|
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"amercement":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259-\u02c8m\u0259rs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English amercien , from Anglo-French amercier , from Old French a merci at (one's) mercy":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044734"
|
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},
|
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"American trotter":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": standardbred":[]
|
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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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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050108"
|
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},
|
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"american bison":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a large North American bison ( Bison bison ) that has a dense coat of dark brown fur with a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck, short hollow horns, and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump over the shoulders and that formerly was abundant in North America but is now reduced to small populations of plains and prairies chiefly of the central U.S. and Canada : buffalo sense 1c(1)":[]
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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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"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050212"
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}
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