See why in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Englisch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the dewiktionary dump dated 2024-12-20 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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