See FAST on Wiktionary
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"frequently#English"
],
[
"discuss",
"discuss#English"
],
[
"ambitious",
"ambitious#English"
],
[
"specific",
"specific#English"
],
[
"transparent",
"transparent#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(mnemonic, acronym) An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: frequently discussed, ambitious, specific, transparent."
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"acronym",
"mnemonic",
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"word": "FAST"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "FAST'ı",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "tr",
"2": "noun",
"3": "definite accusative",
"4": "FAST'ı",
"5": "",
"6": "",
"7": "",
"8": "",
"f1accel-form": "def|acc|s",
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"f3accel-form": "nom|p",
"f3request": "1",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "FAST (definite accusative FAST'ı)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "FAST'ı",
"2": ""
},
"expansion": "FAST (definite accusative FAST'ı)",
"name": "tr-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "The Instant and Continuous Transfer of Funds",
"word": "Fonların Anlık ve Sürekli Transferi"
}
],
"categories": [
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Turkish entries with incorrect language header",
"Turkish initialisms",
"Turkish lemmas",
"Turkish nouns",
"tr:Banking"
],
"glosses": [
"initialism of Fonların Anlık ve Sürekli Transferi (The Instant and Continuous Transfer of Funds)"
],
"links": [
[
"banking",
"banking#Noun"
],
[
"Fonların Anlık ve Sürekli Transferi",
"Fonların Anlık ve Sürekli Transferi#Turkish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(banking) initialism of Fonların Anlık ve Sürekli Transferi (The Instant and Continuous Transfer of Funds)"
],
"tags": [
"abbreviation",
"alt-of",
"initialism"
],
"topics": [
"banking",
"business"
]
}
],
"word": "FAST"
}
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