"88" meaning in All languages combined

See 88 on Wiktionary

Interjection [Chinese]

IPA: /paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /paːi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From 拜拜 (bàibai), from English bye-bye. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|拜拜}} 拜拜 (bàibai), {{der|zh|en|bye-bye}} English bye-bye Head templates: {{head|zh|interjection}} 88
  1. (slang, text messaging, Internet slang) bye-bye Tags: Internet, slang Derived forms: 881, 886, 898
    Sense id: en-88-zh-intj-~mNYd~3u Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese number homophones, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: 再會 (zàihuì) [polite], 再会 (zàihuì) [polite], 再見 (zàijiàn) [polite], 再见 (zàijiàn) [polite], 別了 (bié le) (english: farewell), 别了 (bié le) (english: farewell), 回見 (huíjiàn) [polite], 回见 (huíjiàn) [polite], 好行 (hou2 haang4) [Cantonese], 慢行 [Hokkien, Teochew], 慢走 (mànzǒu) [polite], 拜哎 [Wu], 拜拜 (báibái) [informal], 走好 (zǒuhǎo) [polite]

Noun [English]

Forms: 88s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 88 (plural 88s)
  1. (dated, military) Ellipsis of German 88 (“WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, dated, ellipsis Alternative form of: German 88 (extra: WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece)

Symbol [Translingual]

Forms: 87 [previous], 89 [next]
Etymology: Arabic numerals: from 80 (“the cardinal number eighty”) + 8 (“the cardinal number eight”). Etymology templates: {{wp|88 (number)}}, {{wp}}, {{compound|mul|80|8|t1=the cardinal number eighty|t2=the cardinal number eight}} 80 (“the cardinal number eighty”) + 8 (“the cardinal number eight”) Head templates: {{head|mul|numeral symbol|previous|87|next|89}} 88 (previous 87, next 89)
  1. The cardinal number eighty-eight.
    Sense id: en-88-mul-symbol-exsIWgrG Categories (other): Translingual numeral symbols
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} 88
  1. (amateur radio, Morse code) An informal way to end a transition to a loved one: "love"; "hugs and kisses".
    Sense id: en-88-mul-symbol-Ql0UFeIT Categories (other): Amateur radio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: From HH, an abbreviation of Heil Hitler with the letters replaced by their numerical position in the alphabet. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} 88
  1. (neo-Nazism) Used to signify Heil Hitler. Derived forms: 1488
    Sense id: en-88-mul-symbol-mul:Heil_Hitler Categories (other): Neo-Nazism, Hindu-Arabic script, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Adolf Hitler Disambiguation of Hindu-Arabic script: 15 23 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 21 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 24 75 Disambiguation of Translingual entries with incorrect language header: 7 21 73 Disambiguation of Adolf Hitler: 1 5 94 Related terms: 捌拾捌 [Chinese, numeral], 八十八 [Chinese, numeral], ٨٨ [Arabic-Indic, numeral], ༨༨ [Tibetan, numeral], ८८ [Hindi, numeral], ૮૮ [Gujarati, numeral], ੮੮ [Gurmukhi, numeral], ৮৮ [Bengali, numeral], ୮୮ [Odia, numeral], ౮౮ [Telugu, numeral], ೮೮ [Kannada, numeral], ൮൮ [Malayalam, numeral], ௮௰௮ [Tamil, numeral], ៨៨ [Khmer, numeral], ๘๘ [Thai, numeral], ໘໘ [Lao, numeral], ၈၈ [Myanmar, numeral], ፰፲፰ [Amharic, numeral], ᠘᠘ [Mongolian, numeral], ᥎᥎ [Limbu, numeral], ---.. ---..
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        {
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        {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      "zh_pron": "pai²-pai²"
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      "zh_pron": "bái-bái"
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        "Palladius"
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    {
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      "zh_pron": "bāibái"
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    {
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        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞ ㄅㄞˊ"
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    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "baibái"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh_pron": "pai¹-pai²"
    },
    {
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      "zh_pron": "bāi-bái"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baibair"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bajbaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "байбай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bàibài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bàibài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pai⁴-pai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bài-bài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baybay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bajbaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "байбай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bābā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baba"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pa¹-pa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bā-bā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baba"
    },
    {
      "roman": "baba",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "баба"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "巴巴",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "粑粑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baai¹ baai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāai baai"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baai¹ baai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bai¹ bai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "88"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "881"
    },
    {
      "word": "886"
    },
    {
      "word": "898"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "拜拜"
      },
      "expansion": "拜拜 (bàibai)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "bye-bye"
      },
      "expansion": "English bye-bye",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 拜拜 (bàibai), from English bye-bye.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "88",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese interjections",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese interjections",
        "Chinese internet slang",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese number homophones",
        "Chinese slang",
        "Chinese terms derived from English",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chinese terms written in foreign scripts",
        "Chinese text messaging slang",
        "Mandarin interjections",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with homophones",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bye-bye"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "text messaging",
          "text messaging"
        ],
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "bye-bye",
          "bye-bye"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, text messaging, Internet slang) bye-bye"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "báibái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāibái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bàibài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bābā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞ ㄅㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baai¹ baai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "báibái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "báibái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pai²-pai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bái-bái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bairbair"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bajbaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "байбай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāibái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞ ㄅㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baibái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pai¹-pai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāi-bái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baibair"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bajbaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "байбай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bàibài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bàibài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pai⁴-pai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bài-bài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baybay"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bajbaj",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "байбай"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bābā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄅㄚ ㄅㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baba"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "pa¹-pa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bā-bā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baba"
    },
    {
      "roman": "baba",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "баба"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "巴巴",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "粑粑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baai¹ baai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bāai baai"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "baai¹ baai³"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "bai¹ bai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/paːi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "zàihuì",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "再會"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zàihuì",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "再会"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zàijiàn",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "再見"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zàijiàn",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "再见"
    },
    {
      "english": "farewell",
      "roman": "bié le",
      "translation": "farewell",
      "word": "別了"
    },
    {
      "english": "farewell",
      "roman": "bié le",
      "translation": "farewell",
      "word": "别了"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huíjiàn",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "回見"
    },
    {
      "roman": "huíjiàn",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "回见"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hou2 haang4",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese"
      ],
      "word": "好行"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "慢行"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mànzǒu",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "慢走"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "word": "拜哎"
    },
    {
      "roman": "báibái",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "拜拜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zǒuhǎo",
      "tags": [
        "polite"
      ],
      "word": "走好"
    }
  ],
  "word": "88"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "88s",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "88 (plural 88s)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece",
          "word": "German 88"
        }
      ],
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        "English dated terms",
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        [
          "military",
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        [
          "German 88",
          "German 88#English"
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        "(dated, military) Ellipsis of German 88 (“WWII German 88mm anti-aircraft artillery piece”)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "dated",
        "ellipsis"
      ],
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        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "88"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Translingual lemmas",
    "Translingual numeral symbols",
    "Translingual symbols",
    "Translingual terms spelled with numbers",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "88 (number)"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "wp"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "wp"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "t2": "the cardinal number eight"
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Arabic numerals: from 80 (“the cardinal number eighty”) + 8 (“the cardinal number eight”).",
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    {
      "form": "87",
      "tags": [
        "previous"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "89",
      "tags": [
        "next"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "The cardinal number eighty-eight."
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        [
          "eighty-eight",
          "eighty-eight"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Translingual symbols",
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      "args": {
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      ],
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        "An informal way to end a transition to a loved one: \"love\"; \"hugs and kisses\"."
      ],
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        "(amateur radio, Morse code) An informal way to end a transition to a loved one: \"love\"; \"hugs and kisses\"."
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    "Translingual lemmas",
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      "word": "捌拾捌"
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      "word": "八十八"
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      "word": "፰፲፰"
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      "word": "᥎᥎"
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    {
      "word": "---.. ---.."
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      "categories": [
        "Translingual terms with quotations",
        "mul:Neo-Nazism"
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              40
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              82
            ]
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          "ref": "2025 May 23, Charlie Warzel, “What Are People Still Doing on X?”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic (in English), Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 15 Jun 2025:",
          "text": "The couple set their funding goal at $88,000—a reference, almost assuredly, to “88,” a neo-Nazi code for “Heil Hitler.”",
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}

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