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{
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"eupeptic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dour",
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"gloomy",
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"glum",
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"morose",
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"saturnine",
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"sulky",
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"sullen"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cheerful , optimistic":[],
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": of, relating to, or having good digestion":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"our eupeptic colleague was unfazed by our gloomy expressions and dire predictions",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It\u2019s a eupeptic , buoyant whiskey that is easy to digest. \u2014 Dan Dunn, Robb Report , 15 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8pep-tik",
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"y\u00fc-\u02c8pep-tik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"blithe",
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"blithesome",
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"bright",
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"buoyant",
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"canty",
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"cheerful",
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"cheery",
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"chipper",
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"gay",
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"gladsome",
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"lightsome",
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"sunny",
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"upbeat",
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"winsome"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174559",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"euphonic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In more recent ones, Harris has expanded the scope of her ambient sound to include brushes of folk, the suspension of drone music, and the euphony and tunefulness of pop. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 26 Oct. 2021",
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"For all the euphony and alliteration of the phrase, winter white is more of a squirrel-meat gray. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2020",
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"The combination of Freddy Cole\u2019s reedy voice and Lionel Cole\u2019s chesty baritone made for a most appealing euphony , accompanied by Freddy Cole\u2019s silvery pianism, Randy Napoleon\u2019s buoyant guitar work and a chugging backbeat from the rest of the band. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 Aug. 2019",
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"Both the music and the film footage conveyed a sense of lyricism, rhythmic relaxation, peace and euphony . \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 30 June 2019",
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"Intersections in the Washington area do not seem to be ranked officially for euphony or the way the names of the individual streets sound when they are linked together. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2018",
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"Commercials for one of the biggest brands, Bolla, played regularly on radio and television, and the euphony of the phrase was as catchy as Orson Welles declaring that Paul Masson would sell no wine before its time. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 5 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Late Latin euph\u014dnia, borrowed from Greek euph\u014dn\u00eda \"good voice quality (of a public speaker), good tone (of horns),\" from e\u00faph\u014dnos \"pleasant-sounding, musical\" (from eu- eu- + -ph\u014dnos \"having a sound [of the kind specified],\" adjective derivative of ph\u014dn\u1e17 \"sound made by something living, voice, speech\") + -ia -ia entry 1 \u2014 more at phono-":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8y\u00fc-f\u0259-n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172922",
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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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"euphonious":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unlyrical"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": pleasing to the ear":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an opera singer with an appropriately euphonious name",
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"the doorbell had a noticeably euphonious chime",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although seemingly euphonious , such concepts and goals are anything but. \u2014 Daniel Buck, National Review , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Released in January 2021, the record is a poignant commentary on the restrictive beauty standards that society imposes on women, with the 18-year-old\u2019s euphonious vocals magnifying the song\u2019s triumphant message. \u2014 Rolling Stone , 20 May 2021",
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"With a euphonious voice, tender lyrics, and smooth instrumentals, Brittanny Foushe\u00e9 believes her music speaks for itself. \u2014 Allison Hazel, Essence , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"More surprising are passages of childlike innocence\u2014for example, a euphonious chorus of singing flowers\u2014and episodes of polyrhythmic orchestral exuberance, as in Kay\u2019s wild sleigh ride with the Queen. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 30 Dec. 2019",
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"The super-producer hailing from Iowa changed hip-hop with an ear for flipping certain cadences into euphonious loops -- a production style that many attempted to mimic at the top of the decade. \u2014 Michael Saponara, Billboard , 13 Feb. 2018",
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"If the cartoonists had christened weekends the way the Jacobins christened months, time would tick by in a succession of euphonious fairways: Silvermine, Millbrook, Burning Tree, Rockrimmon, Stanwich. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, Vanities , 9 Aug. 2017",
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"If the cartoonists had christened weekends the way the Jacobins christened months, time would tick by in a succession of euphonious fairways: Silvermine, Millbrook, Burning Tree, Rockrimmon, Stanwich. \u2014 Cullen Murphy, vanityfair.com , 3 Aug. 2017",
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"Sullivan\u2019s music is typically euphonious and sprightly, played deftly by the orchestra under the baton of David M\u00f6schler, but there are relatively few memorable ditties compared to some of the duo\u2019s most popular works. Reading this on your phone"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1774, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin euph\u014dnia euphony + -ous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"y\u00fc-\u02c8f\u014d-n\u0113-\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"lyric",
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"lyrical",
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"mellifluent",
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"mellifluous",
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"mellow",
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"melodic",
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"melodious",
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"musical"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194520",
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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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"euphoria":{
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"antonyms":[
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"depression"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a feeling of well-being or elation":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The initial euphoria following their victory in the election has now subsided.",
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"The drug produces intense feelings of euphoria .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As in past periods of market euphoria , today\u2019s investors can\u2019t count on anyone else to do their homework for them. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
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"The euphoria over Apple\u2019s applaud of their hard work remains fresh for the team, who are based in Australia. \u2014 Steven Aquino, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"The euphoria that accompanied Friday\u2019s victory over Vanderbilt vanished into moist air at the Corvallis Regional, where Oregon State dealt the Toreros a decisive setback at Goss Stadium. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Most strangely of all, for a film that states and restates the bone-deep vocational importance of the acting process, there is little real sense of the euphoria of performance, or the irresistible lure that the stage exerts on these kids. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 24 May 2022",
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"Getting high, feeling the adrenaline from the crowd at local shows, and experiencing the euphoria of being onstage was too much. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 20 May 2022",
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"The uneasy realization that the businesses might never live up to the hype sapped the euphoria . \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
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"First-time homeownership is a lot like first love: Interior designer meets house; house meets new owner; a mood board is drawn; euphoria ensues. \u2014 Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 May 2022",
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"Such questions complicated the general euphoria at the march in Richmond. \u2014 David Montgomery, Washington Post , 14 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek, from euphoros healthy, from eu- + pherein to bear \u2014 more at bear":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"yu\u0307-\u02c8f\u014dr-\u0113-\u0259, -\u02c8f\u022fr-",
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"y\u00fc-\u02c8f\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cloud nine",
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"ecstasy",
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"elatedness",
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"elation",
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"exhilaration",
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"heaven",
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"high",
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"intoxication",
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"paradise",
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"rapture",
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"rhapsody",
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"seventh heaven",
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"swoon",
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"transport"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221120",
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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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"euphoric":{
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"antonyms":[
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"depressed"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by a feeling of great happiness and excitement : characterized by, based on, or producing euphoria":[
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"a euphoric mood",
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"feeling euphoric",
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"He knew he was going to win big, big, big, and he was euphoric about it.",
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"\u2014 Russell Baker",
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"All addictive drugs \u2026 work in the brain to produce feelings of well-being and elation. A drug's euphoric effects, which can last from a few minutes to a few hours, are what get a person to take the substance in the first place.",
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"\u2014 Joseph Alper"
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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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"From Troye Sivan and Jay Som\u2018s euphoric new song to Years & Years\u2018s new collaboration with Regard, check out just a few of our favorite releases from this week below. \u2014 Stephen Daw, Billboard , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"Most people say that the experience is euphoric , even life-changing. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"By turns intensely moving and utterly euphoric , the service made for a suitably special tribute to a very special person. \u2014 Marley Marius, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"My first memory is of being pulled out of a cardboard box to Chris Farren\u2019s euphoric screams. \u2014 Jonah Bayer, SPIN , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Awards felt the euphoric bromance between Jackson and his presenter Denzel Washington. \u2014 Cori Murray, Essence , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Dancehall not only penetrated the U.S., but the now-49-year-old hitmaker had the opportunity to tour the world with the euphoric Kingston riddims. \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"With 1:03 left in the game here in Greenville, S.C., War Jabari instantly became the physical presence of this season\u2019s euphoric rise of Auburn basketball from great to national powerhouse. \u2014 Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Fentanyl produces a powerful high, but the euphoric feelings are shorter-lived than those offered by other opioids like heroin. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 15 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, 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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"y\u00fc-\u02c8f\u022fr-ik",
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"-\u02c8f\u00e4r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ecstatic",
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"elated",
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"elevated",
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"enrapt",
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"enraptured",
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"entranced",
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"exhilarated",
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"giddy",
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"heady",
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"intoxicated",
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"rapt",
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"rapturous",
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"rhapsodic",
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"rhapsodical"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093939",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"eupyrene":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having a normal nucleus":[
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"a eupyrene sperm"
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],
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"\u2014 compare apyrene , oligopyrene":[
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"a eupyrene sperm"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary eu- + -pyrene (from Greek pyr\u0113n stone of a fruit); probably originally formed as German eupyren":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)y\u00fc+"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112058",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"eupyrchroite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral composed of a concretionary variety of apatite":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccy\u00fcp\u0259(r)\u02c8kr\u014d\u02cc\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"eu- + Greek pyr fire + chroia, chroa color + English -ite ; akin to Greek chr\u014ds skin, color":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202821"
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},
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"eupyrion":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an early-19th-century match having a tip coated with sugar and potassium chlorate to be ignited by being dipped in sulfuric acid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"y\u00fc\u02c8pir\u0113\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"eu- + Greek pyreion fire stick, from pyr fire":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215416"
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},
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"eupotamic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": thriving in both flowing and still fresh waters \u2014 compare autopotamic , tychopotamic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6y\u00fc+"
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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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"eu- + potamic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010453"
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}
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} |