See play in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Let's play a game.",
"translation": "Lass uns ein Spiel spielen."
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"sense": "spielen",
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"word": "spielen"
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"von altenglisch plegan < westgermanisch *plegian. Weitere Herkunft unbekannt. Vergleiche mittelniederfränkisch pleyen"
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24,
29
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