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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | only | {
"name": "only",
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"being the only one; single and isolated from others",
"exclusive of anyone or anything else",
"and nothing more",
"without any others being included or involved",
"with nevertheless the final result",
"in the final outcome",
"except that",
... | [
"and nothing more"
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] |
Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | most | {
"name": "most",
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"(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number",
"the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex... | [
"very"
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"most%4:02:01::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | general | {
"name": "general",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a general officer of the highest rank",
"the head of a religious order or congregation",
"a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)",
"command as a general",
"applying to all or most members of a category or group",
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"applying to all or most members of a category or group"
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"general%3:00:00::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | attention | {
"name": "attention",
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"the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others",
"the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something",
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"the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others"
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"attention%1:09:00::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | broadest | {
"name": "broad",
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"slang term for a woman",
"having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other",
"broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner",
"not detailed or specific",
"lacking subtlety; obvious",
"being at a peak or culminating point",
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"broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner"
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"broad%5:00:00:comprehensive:00"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | most | {
"name": "most",
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"(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number",
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"very"
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"most%4:02:01::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | obvious | {
"name": "obvious",
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"easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind"
]
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"easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind"
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"obvious%3:00:00::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | features | {
"name": "feature",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a prominent attribute or aspect of something",
"the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin",
"the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater",
"a special or prominent article in a newspaper or maga... | [
"a prominent attribute or aspect of something"
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"feature%1:09:00::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | phonology | {
"name": "phonology",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes"
]
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"the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | designing | {
"name": "design",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)",
"an arrangement scheme",
"something intended as a guide for making something else",
"a decorative or artistic work",
"an anticipated outcome that is intended... | [
"make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form"
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"design%2:36:00::"
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Most others have been content to give only the most general attention to the broadest and most obvious features of the phonology when designing orthographies. | orthographies | {
"name": "orthography",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
]
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"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | Apparently | {
"name": "apparently",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy",
"unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')"
]
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"from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy"
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"apparently%4:02:00::"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | feeling | {
"name": "feeling",
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"the experiencing of affective and emotional states",
"a vague idea in which some confidence is placed",
"the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",
"a physical sensation that you experience",
"the sensat... | [
"a vague idea in which some confidence is placed"
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"feeling%1:09:03::"
] |
Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | is | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
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"be%2:42:06::"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | be | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
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"be%2:42:06::"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | involvement | {
"name": "involvement",
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"the act of sharing in the activities of a group",
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"a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something",
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | technical | {
"name": "technical",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it",
"(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play",
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] | [
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | abstrusenesses | {
"name": "abstruseness",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand",
"wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound"
]
} | [
"the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | possible | {
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"something that can be done",
"an applicant who might be suitable",
"capable of happening or existing",
"existing in possibility"
]
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"existing in possibility"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | pedantic | {
"name": "pedantic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects"
]
} | [
"marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | interest | {
"name": "interest",
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"a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something",
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"a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something"
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"interest%1:09:00::"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | visible | {
"name": "visible",
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"capable of being seen; or open to easy view",
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"present and easily available"
]
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"obvious to the eye"
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Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | significance | {
"name": "significance",
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"the quality of being significant",
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"the message that is intended or expressed or signified"
]
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"significance%1:07:00::"
] |
Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | practical | {
"name": "practical",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"concerned with actual use or practice",
"guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory",
"being actually such in almost every respect",
"having or put to a practical purpose or use"
]
} | [
"concerned with actual use or practice"
] | [
"practical%3:00:00::"
] |
Apparently the feeling is that anything more would be involvement in technical abstrusenesses of possible pedantic interest but of no visible significance in practical affairs. | affairs | {
"name": "affair",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a vaguely specified concern",
"a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship",
"a vaguely specified social event"
]
} | [
"a vaguely specified concern"
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"affair%1:09:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | result | {
"name": "result",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon",
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"something that results",
"the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the... | [
"a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon"
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"result%1:19:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | attitude | {
"name": "attitude",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways",
"the arrangement of the body and its limbs",
"a theatrical pose created for effect",
"position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame o... | [
"a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways"
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"attitude%1:09:00::"
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The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | been | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
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"be%2:42:06::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | domination | {
"name": "domination",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"social control by dominating",
"power to dominate or defeat"
]
} | [
"social control by dominating"
] | [
"domination%1:04:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | many | {
"name": "many",
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"a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number"
]
} | [
"a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number"
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"many%3:00:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | orthography | {
"name": "orthography",
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"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
]
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"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
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"orthography%1:10:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | conferences | {
"name": "conference",
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"a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)",
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The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | considerations | {
"name": "consideration",
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"the process of giving careful thought to something",
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"a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting)"
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"consideration%1:10:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | typographic | {
"name": "typographic",
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"relating to or occurring or used in typography"
]
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"relating to or occurring or used in typography"
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"typographic%3:01:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | esthetics | {
"name": "esthetic",
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"(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful",
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"relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics",
"aesthetically pleasing"
]
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"(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful"
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"esthetic%1:09:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | usually | {
"name": "usually",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"under normal conditions"
]
} | [
"under normal conditions"
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"usually%4:02:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | turns out | {
"name": "turn_out",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be shown or be found to be",
"prove to be in the result or end",
"produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery",
"result or end",
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"be shown or be found to be"
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"turn_out%2:42:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | be | {
"name": "be",
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"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
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"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
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"be%2:42:03::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | certain | {
"name": "certain",
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"definite but not specified or identified",
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"establi... | [
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"certain%5:00:00:definite:00"
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The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | prejudices | {
"name": "prejudice",
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"a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation",
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"influence (somebody's) opinion in advance"
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"a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation"
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"prejudice%1:09:01::"
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The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | carried over | {
"name": "carry_over",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another",
"transport from one place or state to another",
"hold over goods to be sold for the next season",
"transfer from one time period to the next"
]
} | [
"transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another"
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"carry_over%2:30:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | European | {
"name": "european",
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"a native or inhabitant of Europe",
"of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe"
]
} | [
"of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe"
] | [
"european%3:01:00::"
] |
The result of this attitude has been the domination of many orthography conferences by such considerations as typographic ' esthetics ', which usually turns out to be nothing more than certain prejudices carried over from European languages. | languages | {
"name": "language",
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"a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols",
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"language%1:10:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | systems | {
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"instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity",
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"(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in differe... | [
"a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole"
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"system%1:14:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | seem | {
"name": "seem",
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"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect",
"seem to be true, probable, or apparent",
"appear to exist",
"appear to one's own mind or opinion"
]
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"give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect"
] | [
"seem%2:39:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | have | {
"name": "have",
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"a person who possesses great material wealth",
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"have as a feature"
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"have%2:42:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | only | {
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"being the only one; single and isolated from others",
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"in the final outcome",
"except that",
... | [
"and nothing more"
] | [
"only%4:02:02::"
] |
Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | most | {
"name": "most",
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"(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number",
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"very"
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"most%4:02:01::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | relationship | {
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"a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)",
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"relationship%1:24:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | language | {
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"a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols"
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"language%1:10:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | structures | {
"name": "structure",
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"a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts",
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"a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts"
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"structure%1:06:00::"
] |
Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | purport | {
"name": "purport",
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"the intended meaning of a communication",
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"have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming",
"propose or intend"
]
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"have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming"
] | [
"purport%2:32:00::"
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Many of the suggested systems seem to have only the most tenuous relationship to the language structures that they purport to represent. | represent | {
"name": "represent",
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"take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to",
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"take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to"
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"represent%2:42:02::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | Linguists | {
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"a specialist in linguistics",
"a person who speaks more than one language"
]
} | [
"a specialist in linguistics"
] | [
"linguist%1:18:01::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | not | {
"name": "not",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"negation of a word or group of words"
]
} | [
"negation of a word or group of words"
] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | always | {
"name": "always",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"at all times; all the time and on every occasion",
"without variation or change, in every case",
"without interruption",
"at any time or in any event",
"forever; throughout all time"
]
} | [
"at all times; all the time and on every occasion"
] | [
"always%4:02:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | been | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | more | {
"name": "more",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state",
"(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex... | [
"used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs"
] | [
"more%4:02:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | practical | {
"name": "practical",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"concerned with actual use or practice",
"guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory",
"being actually such in almost every respect",
"having or put to a practical purpose or use"
]
} | [
"guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory"
] | [
"practical%5:00:01:realistic:00"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | people | {
"name": "people",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively",
"the body of citizens of a state or country",
"members of a family line",
"the common people generally",
"fill with people",
"furnish with people"
]
} | [
"the common people generally"
] | [
"people%1:14:03::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | sometimes | {
"name": "sometimes",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always"
]
} | [
"on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always"
] | [
"sometimes%4:02:01::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | insisted | {
"name": "insist",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge",
"beg persistently and urgently",
"assert to be true"
]
} | [
"be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge"
] | [
"insist%2:32:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | incredibly | {
"name": "incredibly",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"not easy to believe",
"exceedingly; extremely"
]
} | [
"not easy to believe"
] | [
"incredibly%4:02:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | trivial | {
"name": "trivial",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(informal) small and of little importance",
"of little substance or significance",
"concerned with trivialities"
]
} | [
"(informal) small and of little importance"
] | [
"trivial%5:00:00:unimportant:00"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | points | {
"name": "point",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a geometric element that has position but no extension",
"the precise location of something; a spatially limited location",
"a brief version of the essential meaning of something",
"an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole",
"a... | [
"a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list",
"an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole"
] | [
"point%1:10:03::",
"point%1:09:01::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | neglecting | {
"name": "neglect",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"lack of attention and due care",
"the state of something that has been unused and neglected",
"willful lack of care and attention",
"the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern",
"failure to act with the prudence that a reasonabl... | [
"fail to attend to"
] | [
"neglect%2:31:05::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | things | {
"name": "thing",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a special situation",
"an action",
"a special abstraction",
"an artifact",
"an event",
"a vaguely specified concern",
"a statement regarded as an object",
"an entity that is not named specifically",
"any attribute or quality conside... | [
"a vaguely specified concern"
] | [
"thing%1:09:02::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | much | {
"name": "much",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a great amount or extent",
"(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent",
"to a great degree or extent",
"very",
"to a very great degree or extent",
"(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purpose... | [
"to a great degree or extent"
] | [
"much%4:02:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | greater | {
"name": "greater",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"greater in size or importance or degree",
"relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind",
"of major significance or importance",
"remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect",
"very good",
... | [
"greater in size or importance or degree"
] | [
"greater%3:00:00::"
] |
Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance. | significance | {
"name": "significance",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the quality of being significant",
"a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred",
"the message that is intended or expressed or signified"
]
} | [
"the quality of being significant"
] | [
"significance%1:07:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | result | {
"name": "result",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon",
"a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem",
"something that results",
"the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the... | [
"a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon"
] | [
"result%1:19:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | many | {
"name": "many",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number"
]
} | [
"a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number"
] | [
"many%3:00:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | people | {
"name": "people",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively",
"the body of citizens of a state or country",
"members of a family line",
"the common people generally",
"fill with people",
"furnish with people"
]
} | [
"(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively"
] | [
"people%1:14:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | confirmed | {
"name": "confirm",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts",
"strengthen or make more firm",
"make more firm",
"support a person for a position",
"administer the rite of confirmation to"
]
} | [
"make more firm"
] | [
"confirm%2:30:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | conviction | {
"name": "conviction",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence",
"(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed"
]
} | [
"an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence"
] | [
"conviction%1:09:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | orthography | {
"name": "orthography",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
]
} | [
"a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols"
] | [
"orthography%1:10:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | design | {
"name": "design",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)",
"an arrangement scheme",
"something intended as a guide for making something else",
"a decorative or artistic work",
"an anticipated outcome that is intended... | [
"the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)"
] | [
"design%1:04:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)"
] | [
"be%2:42:03::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | not | {
"name": "not",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"negation of a word or group of words"
]
} | [
"negation of a word or group of words"
] | [
"not%4:02:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | activity | {
"name": "activity",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"any specific behavior",
"the state of being active",
"an organic process that takes place in the body",
"(chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction",
"a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by t... | [
"any specific behavior"
] | [
"activity%1:04:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | experts | {
"name": "expert",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully",
"having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude",
"of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood"
]
} | [
"a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully"
] | [
"expert%1:18:00::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | contribute | {
"name": "contribute",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"bestow a quality on",
"contribute to some cause",
"be conducive to",
"provide"
]
} | [
"bestow a quality on"
] | [
"contribute%2:40:01::"
] |
As a result, many people have been confirmed in their conviction that orthography design is not an activity to which experts can contribute anything but confusion. | confusion | {
"name": "confusion",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably",
"a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior",
"a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused",
"an act causing a disorderly combination of element... | [
"disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably"
] | [
"confusion%1:26:01::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | A. E. Sharp | {
"name": "person",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a human being",
"a human body (usually including the clothing)",
"a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party"
]
} | [
"a human being"
] | [
"person%1:03:00::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | examines | {
"name": "examine",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning",
"observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect",
"question or examine thoroughly and closely",
"question closely",
"put to the test, as fo... | [
"consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning"
] | [
"examine%2:31:00::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | one | {
"name": "one",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number",
"a single person or thing",
"used of a single unit or thing; not two or more",
"having the indivisible character of a unit",
"of the same kind or quality",
"used informally as an i... | [
"used of a single unit or thing; not two or more"
] | [
"one%5:00:00:cardinal:00"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | set | {
"name": "set",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used",
"(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols",
"several exercises intended to be done in series",
"representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used... | [
"a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used"
] | [
"set%1:14:00::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | related | {
"name": "related",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"make a logical or causal connection",
"be relevant to",
"give an account of",
"be in a relationship with",
"have or establish a relationship to",
"being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics",
"connected by k... | [
"being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics"
] | [
"related%3:00:02::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | orthographic | {
"name": "orthographic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to or expressed in orthography"
]
} | [
"of or relating to or expressed in orthography"
] | [
"orthographic%3:01:00::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | questions | {
"name": "question",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"an instance of questioning",
"the subject matter at issue",
"a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply",
"uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something",
"a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for d... | [
"an instance of questioning"
] | [
"question%1:10:00::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | phonologic | {
"name": "phonologic",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"of or relating to phonology"
]
} | [
"of or relating to phonology"
] | [
"phonologic%3:01:00::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | background | {
"name": "background",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a person's social heritage: previous experience or training",
"the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground",
"information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem",
"extraneous signals that can be c... | [
"information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem"
] | [
"background%1:09:01::"
] |
A. E. Sharp, in Vowel-Length and Syllabicity in Kikuyu, examines one set of related orthographic questions and its phonologic background in detail. | in detail | {
"name": "in_detail",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"thoroughly (including all important particulars)"
]
} | [
"thoroughly (including all important particulars)"
] | [
"in_detail%4:02:00::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | objective | {
"name": "objective",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)",
"the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed",
"undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena",
... | [
"the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)"
] | [
"objective%1:09:00::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | is | {
"name": "be",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element",
"have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)",
"be identical to; be someone or something",
"occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere",
"have an ex... | [
"be identical to; be someone or something"
] | [
"be%2:42:06::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | merely | {
"name": "merely",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"and nothing more"
]
} | [
"and nothing more"
] | [
"merely%4:02:00::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | determine | {
"name": "determine",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study",
"shape or influence; give direction to",
"fix conclusively or authoritatively",
"decide upon or fix definitely",
"reach, make, or come to a decision about something",
... | [
"establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study"
] | [
"determine%2:32:00::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | distinctions | {
"name": "distinction",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"a discrimination between things as different and distinct",
"high status importance owing to marked superiority",
"a distinguishing quality",
"a distinguishing difference"
]
} | [
"a discrimination between things as different and distinct"
] | [
"distinction%1:09:00::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | length | {
"name": "length",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place",
"continuance in time",
"the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end",
"size of the gap between two places",
"... | [
"continuance in time"
] | [
"length%1:07:01::"
] |
His objective is merely to determine `` what distinctions of length and syllabicity it may be desirable to make explicit in a Kikuyu orthography '' ( 59 ). | syllabicity | {
"name": "syllabicity",
"sense_definitions_list": [
"the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language"
]
} | [
"the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language"
] | [
"syllabicity%1:10:00::"
] |
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